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Noun [French]

IPA: /bla.zɔ̃/ Forms: blasons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French blason, from Old French blason. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|blason|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French blason, {{inh+|fr|frm|blason}} Inherited from Middle French blason, {{inh|fr|fro|blason}} Old French blason Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} blason m (plural blasons)
  1. (heraldry) heraldry (as a field of study) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-blason-fr-noun-bV07hEv- Categories (other): Heraldry, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 21 23 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 6 6 6 31 3 35 1 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (heraldry) a coat of arms Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-blason-fr-noun-NL2yxneH Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  3. (heraldry) blazon (description of a coat of arms) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-blason-fr-noun-joG5CfDc Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  4. a form of poetry describing the parts of a female beloved in a series of metaphors Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-blason-fr-noun-UORLl9QZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: redorer son blason Related terms: blasonner

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} blason
  1. alternative form of blasoun Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blasoun
    Sense id: en-blason-enm-noun-cqOWHJKF Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 6 6 6 31 3 35 1

Noun [Old French]

Forms: blason oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], blasons [oblique, plural], blas [nominative, singular], blason [nominative, plural], blasoun [alternative], blaszon [alternative], blazon [alternative], blazoun [alternative], blazun [alternative]
Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *blasō, of unknown origin. Connected by some to the root of English blaze, but the OED rejects this. Cognate with Occitan blezo. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la-vul|*blasō}} Vulgar Latin *blasō, {{unk|fro|nocap=1}} unknown, {{cog|en|blaze}} English blaze, {{cog|oc|blezo}} Occitan blezo Head templates: {{fro-noun|m|blasons|blas|blason}} blason oblique singular, m (oblique plural blasons, nominative singular blas, nominative plural blason)
  1. shield
    Sense id: en-blason-fro-noun-BypibtLW Categories (other): Armor
  2. armorial bearings
    Sense id: en-blason-fro-noun-2N1Qk9QQ Categories (other): Heraldry, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 12 8 3 5 43 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 6 6 6 31 3 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 6 7 22 2 42 1
  3. shoulder blade
    Sense id: en-blason-fro-noun-zLXg7OGS Categories (other): Skeleton

Inflected forms

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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "blasone"
    },
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      "lang_code": "es",
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      ],
      "word": "blasón"
    },
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      "form": "blaszon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "blazon",
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      ]
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      ],
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}

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