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emblazonment

American  
[em-bley-zuhn-muhnt] / ɛmˈbleɪ zən mənt /

noun

  1. the act of emblazoning.

  2. something that is emblazoned.


Etymology

Origin of emblazonment

First recorded in 1790–1800; emblazon + -ment

Example Sentences

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Or when he signed off on the emblazonment of “I’m the Woman to Blame” across a Tervis tumbler.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2018

Seest thou how the twin plumes straighten on his crest, and his father's own emblazonment already marks him for upper air?

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Heraldic emblazonment was plentifully strewed over the mantles of the nobility when they assembled on state solemnities.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

That which you see above your head in the emblazonment on the ceiling are your two coronets: the circlet with pearls for the baron, and the circlet with strawberry leaves for the marquis.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

Each quarter of the city had an emperor, lords, and dignitaries, each of whom carried his banner or emblazonment.

From Fra Bartolommeo by Kendrick, Flora