blazon
blazon f26 [blazon blazons blazoned blazoning] BrE [ˈbleɪzn] NAmE [ˈbleɪzn] verb 1. usually passive ~ sth (on/across/over sth) = ↑emblazon •He had the word ‘Cool’ blazoned across his chest. 2. = ↑blaze (4) Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English (denoting a shield, later one bearing a heraldic device): from Old French blason ‘shield’, of unknown origin. The sense of the verb has been influenced by ↑blaze ‘present news in a sensational manner’.
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