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blazon

Meaningshield or arms

Common meaning: describe or display heraldic arms

Journey through time

  1. Frenchblason‘shield or arms’source
  2. Middle Englishblasensource
  3. Englishblazon‘describe or display heraldic arms’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on French blason ‘shield or arms’.

Roots

  • blason French “shield or arms”

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