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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blasone"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "blasonatura"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blazon",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "блазон"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blazoniranje",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "блазонирање"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "blazonowanie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "blazon"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opisánije gerbá",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "описа́ние герба́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "geralʹdíčeskij jazýk",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "геральди́ческий язы́к"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blasón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "blasonering"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "description of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vapenbeskrivning"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"blazon"
],
"word": "blazon"
}
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"word": "emblazon"
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"ref": "10 July 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian, No. 104",
"text": "the following coat of arms, which I will send you in the original language, not being herald enough to blazon it in English"
},
{
"ref": "1889, Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry",
"text": "After Blazoning the Shield, you proceed to the exterior ornaments viz.: The Helmet, Lambrequin, Crest, Supporters, Badge, and Motto",
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"To describe a coat of arms."
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"(transitive) To describe a coat of arms."
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"ref": "1774, John Trumbull, An Elegy on the Times",
"text": "There pride sits blazoned on th' unmeaning brow.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "18th century, William Cowper, Retirement\nIn drawing pictures of forbidden joys,\nRetires to blazon his own worthless name"
}
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"To make widely or generally known, to proclaim."
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"glosses": [
"To display conspicuously or publicly."
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"glosses": [
"To shine; to be conspicuous."
]
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"ref": "1699, Samuel Garth, The Dispensary",
"text": "She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form.",
"type": "quotation"
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"To deck; to embellish; to adorn."
]
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blasonar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blasonere"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "laatia vaakunaselitys"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blasonner"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "armorier"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "beschreiben"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blasonare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "divisare"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blazoníra",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "блазони́ра"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "blazonować"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blazona"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blasonar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to describe of a coat of arms",
"word": "blasonera"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"blazon"
],
"word": "blazon"
}
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