emblazon
verb
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The History of Emblazon
Blazon is a less commonly used synonym of the more familiar coat of arms. Both centuries-old terms refer to heraldic designs, symbols, and other imagery (think crosses, lions, stripes, etc.) that typically appear on banners, shields, armor, and elsewhere. The verb form of blazon meaning “to represent armorial bearings in drawing or engraving” and emblazon, “to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices,” came into use around the same time in the late 1500s. Emblazon still refers to marking something with an emblem of heraldry, but it is now more often used for adorning or publicizing something in any conspicuous way, whether with eye-catching decoration or colorful words of praise.
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Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Ordaz’s family lined the courtroom again Tuesday, many of them wearing pins emblazoned with an image of their loved one, shedding tears even before L.A. County Deputy Dist.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
American flags were in abundance, and some supporters wore T-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with the vice president's face.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Unlike the attendees at Trump rallies, with their one-note MAGA caps, the Harris crowd furnished a symphony of headgear, from the viral Harris-Walz camo hats to hijabs to a sapphire fascinator to pink knit caps emblazoned with the candidates’ names.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Emblazon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emblazon. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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