blazonment

A knight's shield bears a detailed blazonment of his family crest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of describing or depicting heraldic arms: "blazonment" refers to the process of formally describing or painting a coat of arms according to heraldic rules.
   • A display or proclamation of praise: It can mean the act of publicly praising or extolling someone's achievements or virtues.
   • A public announcement or declaration: The term also denotes the act of making something known officially.
   • Ornamentation or showy decoration: "blazonment" can describe the act of adorning something in a flashy or ostentatious manner.

Usage Examples

• (A heraldic description of the coat of arms.)
• (A public proclamation of praise.)
• (An official announcement.)
• (Showy decoration.)

Advanced Usage

• "to make a blazonment of something": to publicly proclaim or boast about something.

  • He made a blazonment of his wealth at every opportunity. (He constantly boasted about his riches.)

• "blazonment of arms": a specific heraldic description or depiction.

  • The blazonment of arms in the manuscript was meticulously detailed. (The heraldic description was precise.)

Variants and Related Words

• Blazon (n): a heraldic shield or coat of arms; a description of such.
  • The family blazon featured a unicorn and a cross. (The heraldic emblem.)
• Blazon (v): to describe or depict heraldic arms; to proclaim or display prominently.
  • The king blazoned his victory across the kingdom. (He proclaimed it loudly.)
• Blazonry (n): the art or science of describing coats of arms; heraldic decoration.
  • She studied blazonry to understand medieval shields. (The study of heraldry.)

Synonyms

• Heraldic description: the formal depiction of a coat of arms.
• Proclamation: a public or official announcement.
• Eulogy: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly.
• Embellishment: the act of decorating or adding ornamentation.

Related Idioms

• Blazon forth: to proclaim or display something prominently.

  • The news was blazoned forth on every street corner. (It was announced widely.)

• Blazon abroad: to spread news or information widely.

  • They blazoned abroad the details of the scandal. (They made it public everywhere.)