"blazonry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbleɪ.zən.ɹi/ Forms: blazonries [plural]
Etymology: From blazon + -ry. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|blazon|-ry|text=+|tree=1}} From blazon + -ry. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blazonry (countable and uncountable, plural blazonries)
  1. A blazon.
    (metonymic) A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
    Tags: countable, metonymically, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blazonry-en-noun-RQgh4nZ2 Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 33 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 32 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 32 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 33 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 33 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 33 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 44 44 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 46 9
  2. A blazon.
    (by extension) The specialized language used in blazoning arms.
    Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blazonry-en-noun-FGKb~zVz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 50 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 53 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 44 44 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 46 9
  3. An artistic representation or display. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blazonry-en-noun-iTRDBD3Y Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 44 44 11

Inflected forms

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