blazonry

[ bley-zuhn-ree ]
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noun
  1. brilliant decoration or display: The wedding had all the blazonry of a coronation.

  2. Heraldry.

    • the act or technique of describing coats of arms.

    • a coat, or coats, of arms.

Origin of blazonry

1
First recorded in 1615–25; blazon + -ry

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British Dictionary definitions for blazonry

blazonry

/ (ˈbleɪzənrɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. the art or process of describing heraldic arms in proper form

  2. heraldic arms collectively

  1. colourful or ostentatious display

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