blason

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French blason, from Old French blason. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bla.zɔ̃/ === Noun === blason m (plural blasons) (heraldry) heraldry (as a field of study) (heraldry) a coat of arms (heraldry) blazon (description of a coat of arms) a form of poetry describing the parts of a female beloved in a series of metaphors ==== Derived terms ==== redorer son blason ==== Related terms ==== blasonner ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: brasão → Spanish: blasón === Further reading === “blason”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === blason alternative form of blasoun == Old French == === Alternative forms === blasoun, blaszon, blazon, blazoun, blazun === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *blasō, of unknown origin. Connected by some to the root of English blaze, but the OED rejects this. Cognate with Occitan blezo. === Noun === blason oblique singular, m (oblique plural blasons, nominative singular blas, nominative plural blason) shield armorial bearings shoulder blade ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: blason, blazon French: blason → Middle English: blasoun, blason, blazounEnglish: blazon → Middle Dutch: blasoen Dutch: blazoen → Italian: blasone → Spanish: blasón → Portuguese: brasão === References ===