Blazon - Wikipedia
WEBIn 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.
Blazon | Poetry Foundation
WEBA literary blazon (or blason) catalogues the physical attributes of a subject, usually female. The device was made popular by Petrarch and used extensively by Elizabethan poets. Spenser’s “Epithalamion” includes examples of blazon: “Her goodly eyes like sapphires shining bright, / Her forehead ivory white …”
Blazon | Academy of American Poets
WEBIn literature, a blazon is a catalog of the beloved’s physical features or attributes. The convention goes back to the thirteenth century. The blazon, a male form, relies on a series of comparisons, usually drawn from nature, that tend to come from a stock of images in the Song of Songs.
Heraldry - Wikipedia
WEBThe blazon includes a description of the arms contained within the escutcheon or shield, the crest, supporters where present, motto and other insignia.
Blason - Wikipedia
WEBBlason is a form of poetry. The term originally comes from the heraldic term "blazon" in French heraldry, which means either the codified description of a coat of arms or the coat of arms itself. The Dutch term is Blazoen, and in either Dutch or French, the term is often used to refer to the coat of arms of a chamber of rhetoric. [1] History.
Blazon | heraldry | Britannica
WEBIn heraldry: The nature and origins of heraldic terminology. Heraldic descriptions are called blazons. The term is derived from the French blason, the etymology of which is uncertain.
blazon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBAug 31, 2023 · blazon (third-person singular simple present blazons, present participle blazoning, simple past and past participle blazoned) ( transitive) To describe a coat of arms . To make widely or generally known, to proclaim. To display conspicuously or publicly. To shine; to be conspicuous. To deck; to embellish; to adorn.
The Language of Blazon | The Heraldry Society
WEBThe Language of Blazon began its development when the nobility of Europe met in the Holy Land engaged upon the 12th century Crusade. Many languages were spoken and even that of the English crusaders of armigerous status derived partially from Norman-French.
blazon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
WEBblazon something (on/across/over something) to decorate something with a design, a symbol or words so that people will notice it easily. He had the word ‘Cool’ blazoned across his chest.
BLAZON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBBlazon definition: to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim. See examples of BLAZON used in a sentence.
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