Meaning of "blazon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLAZON

From Old French blason coat of arms.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BLAZON

blazon  [ˈbleɪzən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLAZON

Blazon is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blazon in English.

WHAT DOES BLAZON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb to blazon means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag traditionally has considerable latitude in design, while a blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements; thus it can be said that a coat of arms or flag is primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon. Blazon also refers to the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, to the act of writing such a description. This language has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, or rules governing word order, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Other objects — such as badges, banners, and seals — may also be described in blazon. The word blazon is not to be confused with the verb emblazon, or the noun emblazonment, both of which relate to the graphic representation of a coat of arms or heraldic device.

Definition of blazon in the English dictionary

The first definition of blazon in the dictionary is to proclaim loudly and publicly. Other definition of blazon is to describe in proper terms. Blazon is also to draw and colour conventionally.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLAZON

PRESENT

Present

I blazon

you blazon

he/she/it blazons

we blazon

you blazon

they blazon

Present continuous

I am blazoning

you are blazoning

he/she/it is blazoning

we are blazoning

you are blazoning

they are blazoning

Present perfect

I have blazoned

you have blazoned

he/she/it has blazoned

we have blazoned

you have blazoned

they have blazoned

Present perfect continuous

I have been blazoning

you have been blazoning

he/she/it has been blazoning

we have been blazoning

you have been blazoning

they have been blazoning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I blazoned

you blazoned

he/she/it blazoned

we blazoned

you blazoned

they blazoned

Past continuous

I was blazoning

you were blazoning

he/she/it was blazoning

we were blazoning

you were blazoning

they were blazoning

Past perfect

I had blazoned

you had blazoned

he/she/it had blazoned

we had blazoned

you had blazoned

they had blazoned

Past perfect continuous

I had been blazoning

you had been blazoning

he/she/it had been blazoning

we had been blazoning

you had been blazoning

they had been blazoning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will blazon

you will blazon

he/she/it will blazon

we will blazon

you will blazon

they will blazon

Future continuous

I will be blazoning

you will be blazoning

he/she/it will be blazoning

we will be blazoning

you will be blazoning

they will be blazoning

Future perfect

I will have blazoned

you will have blazoned

he/she/it will have blazoned

we will have blazoned

you will have blazoned

they will have blazoned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been blazoning

you will have been blazoning

he/she/it will have been blazoning

we will have been blazoning

you will have been blazoning

they will have been blazoning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would blazon

you would blazon

he/she/it would blazon

we would blazon

you would blazon

they would blazon

Conditional continuous

I would be blazoning

you would be blazoning

he/she/it would be blazoning

we would be blazoning

you would be blazoning

they would be blazoning

Conditional perfect

I would have blazon

you would have blazon

he/she/it would have blazon

we would have blazon

you would have blazon

they would have blazon

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been blazoning

you would have been blazoning

he/she/it would have been blazoning

we would have been blazoning

you would have been blazoning

they would have been blazoning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you blazon
we let´s blazon
you blazon

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to blazon

Past participle

blazoned

Present Participle

blazoning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BLAZON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blazon» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of blazon

broadcast · celebrate · flourish · proclaim · renown · trumpet

TRANSLATION OF BLAZON

Find out the translation of blazon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of blazon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blazon» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 纹章
• Translator English - Spanish: blasón
• English: blazon
• Translator English - Hindi: लांछन
• Translator English - Arabic: رنك
• Translator English - Russian: Герб
• Translator English - Portuguese: brasão
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রতীকচিহ্ন
• Translator English - French: blason
• Translator English - Malay: Blazon
• Translator English - German: Wappen
• Translator English - Japanese: 紋章
• Translator English - Korean: 과시
• Translator English - Javanese: Blazon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: huy chương
• Translator English - Tamil: வெளிப்படையாகக் காட்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: ब्लॅझोन
• Translator English - Turkish: gösteriş
• Translator English - Italian: blasone
• Translator English - Polish: herbu
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Герб
• Translator English - Romanian: blazon
• Translator English - Greek: οικόσημο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: blasoen
• Translator English - Swedish: blazon
• Translator English - Norwegian: blazon

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLAZON»

Discover the use of blazon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blazon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Early Blazon: Heraldic Terminology in the Twelfth and ...

Classic study of the rise and flowering of heraldry 12-13c, with Arthurian references.

Gerard J. Brault, 1997

Alternative Shakespeares

blazons: "Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit / Do give thee five- fold blazon' she exclaims ecstatically at the end of her encounter with Cesario I v. 296-7). And even if her reading is mistaken on the gender plane it is accurate on  ...

John Drakakis, Terence Hawkes, 1996

Blazon

For Doctor Marjorie Rothwell the existence of Blazon challenged the basic assumptions forced on humanity by alien intransigence; but the action-packed story of Blazon does more than explore the running sore of human aggression in its ...

Kenneth Bulmer, 2012

Staging the Blazon in Early Modern English Theater

Offering the first sustained and comprehensive scholarly consideration of the dramatic potential of the blazon, this volume complicates what has become a standard reading of the Petrarchan convention of dismembering the beloved through ...

Dr Sara Morrison, Dr Deborah Uman, 2013

Pact of Wolves

When 16-year-old Bianca arrives at her new boarding school, she is startled to hear that its history includes rumors of witchcraft and torture.

Nina Blazon, 2008

The blazon of honour: a study in Renaissance magnanimity

a study in Renaissance magnanimity Margaret Greaves. THE BLAZON OF HONOUR THE BLAZON OF HONOUR A Study in Renaissance Magnanimity by.

Margaret Greaves, 1964

Strands Afar Remote: Israeli Perspectives on Shakespeare

The poetic tradition of the blazon ("her bed is India; there she lies, a pearl"), which is an epideictic performance of the male voice celebrating female beauty, presupposes the woman's silence. Her body is a voiceless icon whose eloquence is ...

Avraham Oz, 1998

Woman And Art in Early Modern Latin America

The imagery of the blazon symbolizes the perils Montejo faced and the potential gold to be found in the Yucatán, and it contains images of strength and stoicism. The whole escudo is topped by a ducal helmet, which casts Montejo and his ...

Kellen Kee MacIntyre, Richard E. Phillips, 2007

The Genius of Shakespeare

They start, for instance, to enumerate the beauties of their beloved from top to toe, in a convention known as the blazon. Shakespeare parodies this convention in sonnet 130, 'My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun', ending by saying that ...

Jonathan Bate, 1998

Holy Estates: Marriage and Monarchy in Shakespeare and His ...

Nancy Vickers has argued that blazon enables the poet to possess his unrequiting lover despite the woman's detachment from and lack of interest in her male wooer;108 that is, the poet is able to possess or consume the woman against her ...

Sid Ray, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLAZON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blazon is used in the context of the following news items.

Cheney Middle School announces fourth quarter honor roll

4.0 GPA – Abigail Blazon, Julia Gundlach, Rachel Hove, Jaymee Knutson, Sara Nanny, Jameson Powell, Evelyn Rowe, Feo Rust and Eliott ... «Cheney Free Press, Jul 15»

Marketing Coordinator

... a reliable vehicle for this role. Knowledge of Opera/Blazon/Micros/digital media technology and competency in MS Office suite are essential. «Bizcommunity.com, Jun 15»

Seacoast Am: Round 1 scores and Saturday's tee times

11:40 Marty Karnacewicz, D. Scott Mangiafico, Justin Fogarty 11:50 David Blazon, Jared Leclaire, Micah DiPrima. Noon Scott Peterson, Ted ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jun 15»

Insectarium creating buzz in Missoula

The new center is all about learning, from the displays and hands-on areas to the classroom decorated by Missoula artist Courtney Blazon. "It is our goal to ... «KRTV Great Falls News, Jun 15»

Jaffa Orange Republic: Towards the Ontogeny of Jewish Statehood …

... about Jewish non-indigeneity to the Middle East or of Israeli misconduct in wartime is Jewry's opportunity to unabashedly blazon the truth in ... «Algemeiner, Jun 15»

Fringe preview: Sing For Your Life

... but accessible enough for the mainstream to enjoy, without feeling like they've joined some cult, tricking them through blazon entertainment.'. «The List, Jun 15»

Crest for USS Little Rock unveiled Thursday

BLAZON. SHIELD: Azure, a lozenge enhanced Gules, fimbriated Or, thereon a diamond Proper enveloped by four mullets, one above and ... «THV 11, Jun 15»

Artist Courtney Blazon's Traffic Signal Box Art

Courtney Blazon is one of the many artists chosen by the Public Art Committee of Missoula to design, create and install a work of art on one of ... «Missoula Independent, Jun 15»

Baltimore, Chambliss, and words: Letters

... actions within an art project to the single decontextualized statement on the basis of which his argument rests demonstrates a blazon cultural ... «Orlando Sentinel, May 15»

Education Notes: University High hosts Hooper Bowl

In fourth place: Hannah Blazon and Connor Gerstenkorn (3-D animation), Kendra Kendall (computer applications), Hannah Blazon (database ... «The Spokesman Review, May 15»