Emblaze

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emblaze \Em*blaze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Emblazing}.] [Pref. em- + 1st blaze.]
     1. To adorn with glittering embellishments.
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              No weeping orphan saw his father's stores


              Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. To paint or adorn with armorial figures; to blazon, or
        emblazon. [Archaic]
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              The imperial ensign, . . . streaming to the wind,
              With gems and golden luster rich emblazed. --Milton.
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