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BLAZON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The official symbols of a family, state, etc.
Synonyms:
arms; blazon; blazonry; coat of arms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("blazon" is a kind of...):
heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)
Meronyms (parts of "blazon"):
crest ((heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet)
Domain category:
heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blazon"):
quartering (a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages)
Derivation:
blazon (decorate with heraldic arms)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decorate with heraldic arms
Synonyms:
blazon; emblazon
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "blazon" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
blazon; blazonry (the official symbols of a family, state, etc.)
