Emblazoned

Emblazoned
Emblazon Em*bla"zon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazoning}.] [Pref. em- + blazon. Cf. {Emblaze}.] 1. To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See {Blazon}. [1913 Webster]

2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to display pompously; to decorate. [1913 Webster]

The walls were . . . emblazoned with legends in commemoration of the illustrious pair. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]


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