blazon

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• /ˈbleɪzən/
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From Middle English blason, blasoun (“shield”), from Old French blason (“shield”).

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: blasonering — description of a coat of arms
• Dutch: blazoen — description of a coat of arms
• East Frisian Low German: blasuun — description of a coat of arms
• Finnish: vaakunaselitys — description of a coat of arms
• Finnish: heraldinen selitys — description of a coat of arms
• French: blason — description of a coat of arms
• French: blasonnement — description of a coat of arms
• German: Blasonierung — description of a coat of arms
• German: Wappenbeschreibung — description of a coat of arms
• Italian: blasone — description of a coat of arms
• Italian: blasonatura — description of a coat of arms
• Macedonian: блазон (blazon) — description of a coat of arms
• Macedonian: блазонирање (blazoniranje) — description of a coat of arms
• Polish: blazonowanie — description of a coat of arms
• Romanian: blazon — description of a coat of arms
• Russian: описа́ние герба́ (opisánije gerbá) — description of a coat of arms
• Russian: геральди́ческий язы́к (geralʹdíčeskij jazýk) — description of a coat of arms
• Slovak: blazón — description of a coat of arms
• Spanish: blasón — description of a coat of arms
• Swedish: blasonering — description of a coat of arms
• Swedish: vapenbeskrivning — description of a coat of arms
• Polish: herb — a coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms
• Spanish: blasón — a coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms
• Catalan: blasonar — to describe of a coat of arms
• Danish: blasonere — to describe of a coat of arms
• Finnish: laatia vaakunaselitys — to describe of a coat of arms
• French: blasonner — to describe of a coat of arms
• French: armorier — to describe of a coat of arms
• German: beschreiben — to describe of a coat of arms
• Italian: blasonare — to describe of a coat of arms
• Italian: divisare — to describe of a coat of arms
• Macedonian: блазони́ра (blazoníra) — to describe of a coat of arms
• Polish: blazonować — to describe of a coat of arms
• Romanian: blazona — to describe of a coat of arms
• Spanish: blasonar — to describe of a coat of arms
• Swedish: blasonera — to describe of a coat of arms