blazon
Shield's formal language
Blazon is to display prominently or proclaim boldly: The headline blazoned across the front page.
The word comes from heraldry, where a blazon is the formal description of a coat of arms, and to blazon is to depict or describe such arms according to heraldic conventions.
The extended sense suggests public, emphatic display—making something as visible as a banner.
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- crestHighest point or tuft
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- chargeCost or accusation
field · tincture · argent · sable · or · azure · vert · mantling
State something officially
- declareState officially
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
publicize · promulgate · pronounce · publish · display · flaunt · exhibit · showcase
Brag or crow
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
proclaim · glory · triumph · display · showiness · ostentation · grandstanding · self-promotion
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- crestHighest point or tuft
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
charge · field · tincture · argent · sable · or · azure · vert · mantling · helm
announce
State something officially
broadcast · publicize · promulgate · pronounce · publish · display · flaunt · exhibit · showcase · vaunt
vaunt
Brag or crow
bravado · proclaim · glory · triumph · display · showiness · ostentation · grandstanding · self-promotion · fanfare
embellish
Add decorative elements
- adornAdd beauty to
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
scrollwork · engraving · inlay · brocade · damask · tapestry · marquetry · tracery · festoon · decorative
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- early literatureessay, novel, pamphlet, early novels, treatise
- emblem designlogo, crest, badge, seal, coat of arms
- emblemsemblems, emblem, crests, badge, seal
- insigniabadges, coat of arms, insignia, seal, emblems
- lyric poemslyric poetry, sonnet, ode, odes, sonnets