Meanings
plural blazonries
- A blazon.
- countablemetonymicallyuncountableA coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
1 more example
But as ashore, knightly valor, tho' shorn of its blazonry, did not cease with the knights, neither on the seas, […] did the nobler qualities of such naval magnates as Don John of Austria, Doria, Van Tromp, Jean Bart, the long line of British Admirals and the American Decaturs of 1812 become obsolete with their wooden walls.
1924, Herman Melville, chapter 4, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co. - broadlycountableuncountableThe specialized language used in blazoning arms.
- countableuncountableAn artistic representation or display.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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blazonry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blazonry
“blazonry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blazonry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blazonry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blazonry.
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