emblazonedadj.
/ɛmˈbleɪzənd/ Decorated with armorial devices or bearings; gorgeously adorned.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > [adjective] > adorned with
armed1553
emblazoned1667
blazoned1830
armoried1855
armorial1871
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective]
overwrittenOE
flourished1303
orne?a1425
ornatea1450
purpuratec1475
gallant1484
flourishinga1552
gorgeous1561
coloured1571
flowerya1616
ornated1630
flosculent1646
luscious1651
chromatic1652
romantic1653
gaudy1655
florid1656
blooming1685
bloomy1685
dressy1713
colouring1807
colorific1812
emblazoned1813
embroidered1868
purple1941
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 34 Emblazon'd Shields. View more context for this quotation
a1791 Blacklock Elegy Constantia The herse Of wealthy guilt emblazoned boasts the pride Of painted heraldry.
1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos ii. v. 74 And many a bright emblazon'd rhyme By Persian scribes redeem'd from time.
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