blazoning
English
Etymology
From Old French blason "shield".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbleɪzənɪŋ/
Noun
blazoning (plural blazonings)
- The action of the verb to blazon; the activity of describing heraldic coats of arms.
- The blazoning of the knights' shields was done by heralds.
- 1901, Thomas Hardy, The King's Experiment
- Charge now the scene with brightest blazonings.
Verb
blazoning
- present participle of blazon