emblazonry

emblazonry
/em blay"zeuhn ree/, n.
1. the act or art of emblazoning; heraldic decoration.
2. brilliant representation or embellishment.
[1660-70; EM-1 + BLAZONRY]

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  • Emblazonry — Em*bla zon*ry, n.; pl. {Emblazonries}. The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards, etc.; emblazonment. [1913 Webster] Thine ancient standard s rich emblazonry. Trench. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emblazonry — [em blā′zənrē, im blā′zənrē] n. pl. emblazonries 1. heraldic decoration 2. any brilliant decoration or display …   English World dictionary

  • emblazonry — ənrē, ri noun ( es) 1. : the act or art of emblazoning 2. : emblazoned figures : brilliant decoration the glowing emblazonry of the coronation setting …   Useful english dictionary

  • emblazonry — noun Date: 1667 1. emblazoned figures ; brilliant decoration 2. the act or art of emblazoning …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • emblazonry — noun Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern …   Wiktionary

  • emblazonry — em bla·zon·ry || rɪ n. act of emblazoning, art of emblazoning; heraldic decorations …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emblazonry — n. 1. Heraldry, blazonry. 2. Heraldic ornaments …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • emblazonry — em·bla·zon·ry …   English syllables

  • emblazonry — em•bla•zon•ry [[t]ɛmˈbleɪ zən ri[/t]] n. 1) her the act or art of emblazoning 2) her brilliant decoration or embellishment • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • emblazonry — /ɛmˈbleɪzənri/ (say em blayzuhnree) noun 1. the act or art of emblazoning; heraldic decoration. 2. brilliant representation or embellishment …  

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