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Meaning of Blazon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbleɪzən

Definitions

  1. A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
  2. A formalized language for describing a coat of arms.
  3. A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.
  4. Ostentatious display, verbal or otherwise; publication; description; record.

Equivalents

Examples

“...it should never be forgotten that the best blazon is that which is the most perspicuous”
“The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […].”
“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...”
“He wears their motto on his blade, / Their blazon o'er his towers displayed; [...]”
“Obtrude the blazon of their exploits upon the company.”
“Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit, / Do give thee five-fold blazon.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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