emblazon
verb
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The History of Emblazon
Blazon is a less commonly used synonym of the more familiar coat of arms. Both centuries-old terms refer to heraldic designs, symbols, and other imagery (think crosses, lions, stripes, etc.) that typically appear on banners, shields, armor, and elsewhere. The verb form of blazon meaning “to represent armorial bearings in drawing or engraving” and emblazon, “to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices,” came into use around the same time in the late 1500s. Emblazon still refers to marking something with an emblem of heraldry, but it is now more often used for adorning or publicizing something in any conspicuous way, whether with eye-catching decoration or colorful words of praise.
Examples of emblazon in a Sentence
Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Each corpse, whether emblazoned with a warning written on cardboard or wrapped in plastic, seemed to please the president’s Herodian lust for more.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The shirt Styles is wearing has that title emblazoned across its chest.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
Nguyen said of the county’s white mobile office van emblazoned with a giant orange, an award seal along with Nguyen’s name and title.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Emblazon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emblazon. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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