Definition for EM-BLAZ'ON

EM-BLAZ'ON, v.t. [embla'zn; Fr. blasonner. See Emblaze.]

  1. To adorn with figures of heraldry at ensigns armorial. Johnson.
  2. To deck in glaring colors; to display pompously. We find Augustus – emblazoned / by the poets. Hakewill.

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