| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb blazon.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (blazon) | 1. Decorate with heraldic arms.[Wordnet]. 2. To depict in colors; to display; to exhibit conspicuously; to publish or make public far and wide.[Websters]. 3. To deck; to embellish; to adorn.[Websters]. 4. To describe in proper terms (the figures of heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings); to emblazon.[Websters]. 5. To shine; to be conspicuous.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: blazoning, blazoned, blazons, blazoner, blazoners, blazoningly and blazonedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "BLAZONING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BLAZONING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Explaining, describing as heralds; showing; publishing; blazing abroad; displaying.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] The action of the verb to blazon; the activity of describing heraldic coats of arms. The blazoning of the knights' shields was done by heralds. (references) | 2: [Verb] Present participle of blazon. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: blazon
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Blazon out | Proclaim or announce in public. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: blazon | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Blazon | 14 | Blazon | 14 | |
| Blazon Stone | 10 | Blazon Stone | 10 | |
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