BLAZON


Meaning of BLAZON in English

I. ˈblāz ə n noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English blason, from Middle French

1.

a. : coat of arms : armorial bearings

b. : the proper description or representation of heraldic or armorial bearings

2. : description , representation

let me set forth a blazon of her charms

especially : ostentatious display

obtruding the blazon of their accomplishments on all present

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

1.

[probably influenced in meaning by blaze (III) ]

: to make public : publish far and wide : proclaim

I'll blazon it to high heaven from every street corner in this town — Kenneth Roberts

especially : to boast of

the entertainment world daily blazons a new play or film as “the epic to end all epics” — English Digest

2.

a. : to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in proper technical language

b. : to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving : emblazon

3.

a. : to depict or inscribe in colors

b. : to exhibit conspicuously : display

carry photographs of their girls blazoned on their planes — Dixon Wecter

4. : to cover as if with blazons : deck , embellish

permitted the Communist Party to blazon Indonesia with hammer and sickle posters — Time

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