Emblazoning

2 definitions found

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

  Emblazoning \Em*bla"zon*ing\, n.
     The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of
     armorial bearings.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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}.
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     2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to
        display pompously; to decorate.
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              The walls were . . . emblazoned with legends in
              commemoration of the illustrious pair. --Prescott.
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