blazon
1 of 2noun
bla·zon ˈblā-zᵊn 
1
a
: armorial bearings : coat of arms
b
: the proper description or representation of heraldic or armorial bearings
2
: ostentatious display
blazon
2 of 2verb
blazoned; blazoning ˈblāz-niŋ
ˈblā-zᵊn-iŋ
transitive verb
1
: to publish widely : proclaim
2
a
: to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in technical terms
b
: to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving
3
a
: display
b
: deck, adorn
the town was blazoned with flags
blazoner
ˈblāz-nər
noun ˈblā-zᵊn-ər
blazoning noun
Synonyms
Verb
- advertise
- announce
- annunciate
- blare
- blaze
- broadcast
- declare
- enunciate
- flash
- give out
- herald
- placard
- post
- proclaim
- promulgate
- publicize
- publish
- release
- sound
- trumpet
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Example Sentences
Verb their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair the city's waterfront has been blazoned with banners celebrating the festival of tall ships
Recent Examples on the Web
BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2019 Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2019 There were Disney characters blazoned on the curtains, the soap, the armoire. James Marcus, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2019 The far-right white nationalist Identitarian movement’s symbol, blazoned in gold against a black background, is the circle of an aspis, the round shield that was a Spartan warrior’s principal piece of equipment. Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019 The packaging—blazoned in #millennialpink with a fashion illo of lashes or lips—admittedly speaks to a slightly younger demo (as do the $10.50 glitter pots). Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2017 Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 The company even sells monorail blazoned socks and others items paying homage to the ride that has existed since 1971 when the Magic Kingdom first opened. Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 June 2017 The Leave campaign bus was blazoned with a promise that quitting Europe could add 350 million pounds per week to the National Health Service. David Frum, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017 Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 See More
Noun
The Android-only app with the blazon of the French republic will be the only way for residents to create a legal digital ID and facial recognition will be its sole enabler. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2019 Verb
There were lines at The Washington Post’s downtown office Thursday as fans sought to buy a copy of the day’s paper celebrating the win and a 12-page commemorative edition with a single-word headline blazoned across the top of the front page: CHAMPS! Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2019 There were Disney characters blazoned on the curtains, the soap, the armoire. James Marcus, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2019 The far-right white nationalist Identitarian movement’s symbol, blazoned in gold against a black background, is the circle of an aspis, the round shield that was a Spartan warrior’s principal piece of equipment. Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019 The packaging—blazoned in #millennialpink with a fashion illo of lashes or lips—admittedly speaks to a slightly younger demo (as do the $10.50 glitter pots). Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2017 Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 The company even sells monorail blazoned socks and others items paying homage to the ride that has existed since 1971 when the Magic Kingdom first opened. Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 June 2017 The Leave campaign bus was blazoned with a promise that quitting Europe could add 350 million pounds per week to the National Health Service. David Frum, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017 Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English blason, from Anglo-French
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1
blazoners
noun
as in advertisers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- advertisers
- foreboders
- announcers
- foreshadowers
- foretastes
- messengers
- criers
- runners
- proclaimers
- bodings
- foregoers
- precursors
- forewarnings
- angels
- couriers
- symptoms
- forerunners
- heralds
- harbingers
- outriders
- auspices
- signs
- presages
- forebodings
- portents
- foreshadowings
- omens
- auguries
- bellwethers
- marks