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