blazon
English
Etymology
From Old French blason (“shield”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blazon (plural blazons)
- (heraldry) A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
- 1894, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry:
- ...it should never be forgotten that the best blazon is that which is the most perspicuous
- 1894, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry:
- (heraldry) A formalized language for describing a coat of arms.
- 1997, Gerard J. Brault, Early Blazon:
- We must banish, therefore, the persistent but wholly erroneous notion that the heralds invented many of the terms used in blazon and borrowed the rest from the everyday lexicon of terms...
- 1997, Gerard J. Brault, Early Blazon:
- (heraldry): A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.
Translations
a description of a coat of arms
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Verb
blazon (third-person singular simple present blazons, present participle blazoning, simple past and past participle blazoned)
- (transitive) To describe a coat of arms.
- 1889, Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry
- After Blazoning the Shield, you proceed to the exterior ornaments viz.: The Helmet, Lambrequin, Crest, Supporters, Badge, and Motto
- 1889, Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry
- To make widely or generally known, to proclaim.
- To display conspicuously or publicly.
- To shine; to be conspicuous.
Translations
to describe of a coat of arms