Etymology

emblazon

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Today it means: To adorn with prominent markings. Full definition →

Old French blason
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromblason“shield”
  2. English todayemblazon

From en- + blazon, from Old French blason (“shield”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchblason all →

blazerblazon

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.