emblazoning
emblazoning is the present participle and gerund of emblazon.
Meaning of emblazon
Verb
emblazon (third-person singular simple present emblazons, present participle emblazoning, simple past and past participle emblazoned)
- To adorn with prominent markings.
- The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough — Newcastle route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 359
- To inscribe upon.
- The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.
- To draw (a coat of arms); depict a heraldic device on something.
- The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm.1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 476
- To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.
Noun
emblazoning (plural emblazonings)
- Something emblazoned.
- "The two banks of the river embody the English nation," thought Charles; "there is its magnificence and its poetry, its terraces, its pillars, and its carved emblazonings; and on the other is its trade, its industry, its warehouses, and their many signs of skill and toil.1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Talisman, page 57
Forms of emblazoning
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Questions about emblazoning
- What does emblazoning mean?
- Emblazoning means something emblazoned.
- What is emblazoning the present participle and gerund of?
- Emblazoning is the present participle and gerund of emblazon.
- What part of speech is emblazoning?
- Emblazoning is a noun.
- What is the plural of emblazoning?
- The plural of emblazoning is emblazonings.
Words near emblazoning in the dictionary
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