BLAZON

Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb to blazon means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag traditionally has considerable latitude in design, while a blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements; thus it can be said that a coat of arms or flag is primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon . Blazon also refers to the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, to the act of writing such a description.

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blazon

Noun

  1. A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
  2. A formalized language for describing a coat of arms.
  3. A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.
  4. Ostentatious display, verbal or otherwise; publication; description; record.

Verb

  1. To describe a coat of arms.
  2. To make widely or generally known, to proclaim.
  3. To display conspicuously or publicly.
  4. To shine; to be conspicuous.
  5. To deck; to embellish; to adorn.


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