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blazon (dict)
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BlazonBlazon is the formal defining description of a coat of arms in Heraldry. The primary definition of a coat of arms is the blazon, not an image. To ensure that the pictures people draw after reading the descriptions are accurate and reasonably alike, blazons follow a set of rules. The first thing the blazon describes is the tincture (colour) of the field (background) (though in some cases of "landscape heraldry" all or part of the field is some sort of landscape), and then it describes the placement and tinctures of the different charges (objects) on the shield. The charges on a shield are described from the top to the base, from dexter to sinister. Dexter ("right" in Latin) is the left side of the shield, and sinister ("left") is the right, as seen by the viewer. The reason for this is that they refer to the shield-bearer's point of view, not the observer's. For example, one might emblazon Gules, a bend Or by drawing the following: A given coat-of-arms may be drawn in many different ways, all considered equivalent, just as the letter "A" may be printed in many different fonts while still being the same letter. For example, almost always the shape of the shield is immaterial and different artists can depict the same coat of arms on many different shapes of shield. The term may also refer to a formal description of other objects, such as banners, flags, and seals. A Blazon is also a form used in Romantic Poetry.
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