bla´zon|ment

bla´zon|ment
bla|zon «BLAY zuhn», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to make known; proclaim: »

Big posters blazoned the wonders of the coming circus.

2. to decorate, especially with designs, names, or colors; adorn: »

The bottom of the valley was a bed of glorious grass, blazoned with flowers (R. Taylor).

3. a) to describe or paint (a coat of arms). b) to inscribe with some ornament: »

What matter whose the hillside grave, or whose the blazoned stone (John Greenleaf Whittier).

4. to display; show: »

And blazon o'er the door their names in brass (Byron).

–n.
1. a coat of arms, or a shield with a coat of arms on it.
2. a description or painting of a coat of arms; blazonry.
3. a display; show: »

But this eternal blazon must not be (Shakespeare).

╂[< Old French blason shield]
–bla´zon|er, noun.
–bla´zon|ment, noun.

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  • em|bla|zon|ment — «ehm BLAY zuhn muhnt», noun. 1. the act of emblazoning. 2. something emblazoned, such as a shield or escutcheon …   Useful english dictionary

  • bla´zon|er — bla|zon «BLAY zuhn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to make known; proclaim: »Big posters blazoned the wonders of the coming circus. 2. to decorate, especially with designs, names, or colors; adorn: »The bottom of the valley was a bed of glorious grass,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bla|zon — «BLAY zuhn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to make known; proclaim: »Big posters blazoned the wonders of the coming circus. 2. to decorate, especially with designs, names, or colors; adorn: »The bottom of the valley was a bed of glorious grass, blazoned… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bla — bab·bla·tive; bla·lock taus·sig; bla·ri·na; bla·tan·cy; bla·tant; bla·tant·ly; bla·ver; bla·wort; bla·zon·er; bla·zon·ing; bla·zon·ry; do·bla; em·bla·zon; em·bla·zon·ment; em·bla·zon·ry; po·bla·ción; ram·bla; scrib·bla·tive; sem·bla·tive;… …   English syllables

  • blazon — bla•zon [[t]ˈbleɪ zən[/t]] v. t. 1) to set forth conspicuously or publicly; proclaim 2) to adorn or embellish, esp. showily 3) her to describe in heraldic terminology 4) her to depict (heraldic arms) in proper form and color 5) her coat of arms… …   From formal English to slang

  • EM — EM; Em; em·a·gram; em·a·nant; em·a·nate; em·a·na·tion; em·a·na·tion·ism; em·a·na·tion·ist; em·a·na·tive; em·a·na·tor; em·a·na·tory; em·a·nom·e·ter; em·ba·dom·o·nas; em·bale; em·ball; em·bal·lo·nu·ri·dae; em·balm; em·balm·er; em·balm·ment;… …   English syllables

  • emblazon — em•bla•zon [[t]ɛmˈbleɪ zən[/t]] v. t. 1) her to adorn with heraldic devices or emblems 2) to decorate brilliantly 3) to proclaim in celebration • Etymology: 1585–95 em•bla′zon•er, n. em•bla′zon•ment, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Blazonment — Bla zon*ment (bl[=a] z n*ment), n. The act of blazoning; blazoning; emblazonment. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emblazonment — Em*bla zon*ment, n. An emblazoning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emblazonment — em·bla·zon·ment …   English syllables

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