blazon

¹bla·zon

noun \ˈblā-z^ən\

Definition of BLAZON

1

a : armorial bearings : coat of arms

b : the proper description or representation of heraldic or armorial bearings

2

: ostentatious display

Origin of BLAZON

Middle English blason, from Anglo-French

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Heraldry Terms

cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

Rhymes with BLAZON

brazen, raisin

²blazon

transitive verb

bla·zoned bla·zon·ing \ˈblāz-niŋ; ˈblā-z^ən-iŋ\

Definition of BLAZON

1

: to publish widely : proclaim

2

a : to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in technical terms

b : to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving

3

a : display

b : deck, adorn <the town was blazoned with flags>

— bla·zon·er \-nər; -z^ən-ər\ noun

— blazoning noun

Examples of BLAZON

1. <their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair>
2. <the city's waterfront has been blazoned with banners celebrating the festival of tall ships>

First Known Use of BLAZON

1534

Related to BLAZON

Synonyms

advertise, annunciate, blare, blaze, announce, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet

Antonyms

blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

Related Words

bark, call (off or out), cry; bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]; knell, ring, toll; blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff; disseminate, spread; disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show; advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify; communicate, impart, intimate

Near Antonyms

conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold; recall, recant, retract, revoke

Other Heraldry Terms

blazon, cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

Rhymes with BLAZON

brazen