bla´zon|er

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, 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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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|zon|ry — «BLAY zuhn ree», noun, plural ries. 1. a bright decoration or display: »Figurative. The eternal blazonry of nature (Harriet Beecher Stowe). 2. a coat of arms. 3. a description or painting of a coat of arms …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • em|bla´zon|er — em|bla|zon «ehm BLAY zuhn», transitive verb. 1. to display conspicuously; picture in bright colors: »Posters were emblazoned on the walls of the room. 2. to decorate; adorn: »The knight s shield was emblazoned with his coat of arms. 3. Figurative …   Useful english dictionary

  • em|bla|zon — «ehm BLAY zuhn», transitive verb. 1. to display conspicuously; picture in bright colors: »Posters were emblazoned on the walls of the room. 2. to decorate; adorn: »The knight s shield was emblazoned with his coat of arms. 3. Figurative. to praise …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • em|bla|zon|ry — «ehm BLAY zuhn ree», noun, plural ries. 1. brilliant decoration; adornment; conspicuous display. 2. a display of coats of arms; heraldic decoration …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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

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