blazon

bla·zon

B0317900 (blā′zən)tr.v. bla·zoned, bla·zon·ing, bla·zons 1. Heraldry a. To describe (a coat of arms) in proper terms.b. To paint or depict (a coat of arms) with accurate detail.2. To adorn or embellish with or as if with a coat of arms: "the stars and moons and suns blazoned on that sacred wall" (G.K. Chesterton).3. To proclaim widely.n.1. Heraldry a. A coat of arms.b. The description or representation of a coat of arms.2. An ostentatious display.

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[Probably from Middle English blasoun, shield, from Old French blason.]

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bla′zon·er n.bla′zon·ment n.

blazon

(ˈbleɪzən) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by abroad) to proclaim loudly and publicly2. (Heraldry) heraldry to describe (heraldic arms) in proper terms3. (Heraldry) to draw and colour (heraldic arms) conventionallyn4. (Heraldry) heraldry a conventional description or depiction of heraldic arms5. any description or recording, esp of good qualities[C13: from Old French blason coat of arms] ˈblazoner n

bla•zon

(ˈbleɪ zən)
v.t. 1. to set forth conspicuously or publicly; proclaim. 2. to adorn or embellish, esp. showily. 3. to describe in heraldic terminology. 4. to depict (heraldic arms) in proper form and color. n. 5. coat of arms (def. 2). 6. the heraldic description of armorial bearings. 7. conspicuous display. [1275–1325; Middle English blaso(u)n < Anglo-French, Old French blason buckler] bla′zon•er, n. bla′zon•ment, n.

blazon

Past participle: blazoned
Gerund: blazoning

Imperative
blazon
blazon

Present
I blazon
you blazon
he/she/it blazons
we blazon
you blazon
they blazon

Preterite
I blazoned
you blazoned
he/she/it blazoned
we blazoned
you blazoned
they blazoned

Present Continuous
I am blazoning
you are blazoning
he/she/it is blazoning
we are blazoning
you are blazoning
they are blazoning

Present Perfect
I have blazoned
you have blazoned
he/she/it has blazoned
we have blazoned
you have blazoned
they have blazoned

Past Continuous
I was blazoning
you were blazoning
he/she/it was blazoning
we were blazoning
you were blazoning
they were blazoning

Past Perfect
I had blazoned
you had blazoned
he/she/it had blazoned
we had blazoned
you had blazoned
they had blazoned

Future
I will blazon
you will blazon
he/she/it will blazon
we will blazon
you will blazon
they will blazon

Future Perfect
I will have blazoned
you will have blazoned
he/she/it will have blazoned
we will have blazoned
you will have blazoned
they will have blazoned

Future Continuous
I will be blazoning
you will be blazoning
he/she/it will be blazoning
we will be blazoning
you will be blazoning
they will be blazoning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blazoning
you have been blazoning
he/she/it has been blazoning
we have been blazoning
you have been blazoning
they have been blazoning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blazoning
you will have been blazoning
he/she/it will have been blazoning
we will have been blazoning
you will have been blazoning
they will have been blazoning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blazoning
you had been blazoning
he/she/it had been blazoning
we had been blazoning
you had been blazoning
they had been blazoning

Conditional
I would blazon
you would blazon
he/she/it would blazon
we would blazon
you would blazon
they would blazon

Past Conditional
I would have blazoned
you would have blazoned
he/she/it would have blazoned
we would have blazoned
you would have blazoned
they would have blazoned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blazon - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.blazonry, coat of arms, armscrest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmetheraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear armsquartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriagesheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
Verb	1.	blazon - decorate with heraldic armsemblazonartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

blazon

verbTo make (information) generally known:advertise, blaze, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread.Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.

Translations

blasónblasoneproclamare