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Definition of Emblazoning
1. n. The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of armorial bearings.
Definition of Emblazoning
1. Verb. Present participle of ''to emblazon''. ¹
2. Noun. Something emblazoned. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emblazoning
1. emblazon [v] - See also: emblazon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emblazoning
Literary usage of Emblazoning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Heraldry: With Instructions for Tracing Pedigrees and by John Edwin Cussans (1893)
"In the few plain directions which are subjoined for the guidance of those who
wish to learn something of the Art of emblazoning, only the mechanical ..."
2. The Lives of the Seven Bishops Committed to the Tower in 1688: Enriched and by Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland (1866)
"... by new painting and emblazoning, fit for the use of this primitive archbishop,
who protested his inability to provide the outward things necessary for ..."
3. Why Our Flag Floats Over Oregon: Or, The Conquest of Our Great Northwest by Leavitt Homan Hallock (1911)
"... emblazoning upon its banners the legend, " Fifty-four-forty or fight ! ", and
the Columbia as an international boundary was forever rejected. ..."
4. Practical Heraldry: Or, an Epitome of English Armory, Showing how and by by Charles Worthy (1889)
"... Wills—Inventories— Tricking—Tracing—Drawing and emblazoning—To Copy Brasses
and Seals—How to Paint a Coat of Arms—Outlines—General Rules—Conclusion. ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1864)
"In emblazoning the arms of her Majesty and the late Prince Consort, would it be
right to make use of two shields, — one with the Queen's arms, and the other ..."
6. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"The emblazoning of shields with devices (or/^ara, ... This custom of emblazoning
shields is illustrated on a very beautiful ..."
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