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   blazon

   /ˈbleɪzən/

   verb

   • 1. display prominently or vividly: "they saw their company name blazoned all over the media" Similar displayexhibitshowput on displaydraw attention topresentspreademblazonplasterflauntparadereveal
   • ▪ report (news), especially in a sensational manner: "accounts of their ordeal were blazoned to the entire nation" Similar publicizemake knownmake publicbring to public notice/attentionannouncereportcommunicateimpartdiscloserevealdivulgeleakpublishbroadcasttransmitissuepostput outdistributespreadunfolddisseminatecirculateairheraldtrumpetadvertiseproclaimpromulgateinformal:splatter
   • 2. describe or depict (armorial bearings) in a correct heraldic manner.
   • ▪ inscribe or paint (an object) with arms or a name.

   noun

   • 1. a correct description of armorial bearings: "the book contains tens of thousands of blazons of arms held by English families"
   • ▪ a coat of arms.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a shield, later one bearing a heraldic device): from Old French blason ‘shield’, of unknown origin. The sense of the verb has been influenced by blaze3.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • L

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