noun
- a coat of arms; heraldic shield, emblem, or banner
- a technical description or illustration of a coat of arms in accordance with the rules of heraldry
- showy display
Origin:
ME blasoun < OFr blason, a shield, blazon
transitive verb
- to make known far and wide; proclaim: often with forth, out, or abroad
- to describe technically or portray (coats of arms)
- to portray in colors
- to adorn colorfully or showily
Origin:
< the n.; mistakenly assoc. with blaze