Emblazoning

Emblazoning
Emblazon Em*bla"zon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazoning}.] [Pref. em- + blazon. Cf. {Emblaze}.] 1. To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See {Blazon}. [1913 Webster]

2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to display pompously; to decorate. [1913 Webster]

The walls were . . . emblazoned with legends in commemoration of the illustrious pair. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Emblazoning — Em*bla zon*ing, n. The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of armorial bearings. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emblazoning — verb Present participle of to emblazon …   Wiktionary

  • emblazoning — em·bla·zon || ɪm bleɪzn v. decorate, adorn, embellish …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emblazoning — …   Useful english dictionary

  • emblazonries — em bla·zon·ry || rɪ n. act of emblazoning, art of emblazoning; heraldic decorations …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emblazonry — em bla·zon·ry || rɪ n. act of emblazoning, art of emblazoning; heraldic decorations …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Emblazon — Em*bla zon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazoning}.] [Pref. em + blazon. Cf. {Emblaze}.] 1. To depict or represent; said of heraldic bearings. See {Blazon}. [1913 Webster] 2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emblazoned — Emblazon Em*bla zon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazoning}.] [Pref. em + blazon. Cf. {Emblaze}.] 1. To depict or represent; said of heraldic bearings. See {Blazon}. [1913 Webster] 2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emblazonment — Em*bla zon*ment, n. An emblazoning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emblazon — transitive verb (emblazoned; emblazoning) Date: 1589 1. a. to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices b. to inscribe (as heraldic bearings) on a surface 2. celebrate, extol < have his…deeds emblazoned by a poet Thomas… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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