definition of the word blazon

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Blazon

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From Old French blason "shield".

• IPA: /ˈbleɪzən/

blazon (plural blazons)

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

   Quotations

   • 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.

2. (heraldry) A formalized language for describing a coat of arms.

   Quotations

   • 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

3. (heraldry): A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.

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