English
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Etymology
From OF. blason "shield".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�bleɪz�n/

Noun
en-noun

1. heraldry A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.

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#:* 1894: ...it should never be forgotten that the best blazon is that which is the most perspicuous — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry.

1. heraldry A formalized language for describing a coat of arms.

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#:* 1997: We must banish, therefore, the persistent but wholly erroneous notion that the heralds invented many of the terms used in blazon and borrowed the rest from the everyday lexicon of terms... — Gerard J. Brault, Early Blazon

1. heraldry: A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.

Translations
trans-top|a description of a coat of arms
French: blason, blasonnement
German: Blasonierung
Italian: blason, blasonatura
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Polish: blazonowanie
Spanish: blasón m
Swedish: blasonering, blasonera
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To describe a coat of arms.

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#:* 1889: After Blazoning the Shield, you proceed to the exterior ornaments viz.: The Helmet, Lambrequin, Crest, Supporters, Badge, and Motto — Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry

Translations
trans-top|to describe of a coat of arms
French: blasonner, armorier
German: beschreiben
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Italian: blasonare, divisare
Spanish: blasonar
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Related terms
emblazon
devise

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