BLAZON  , a heraldic See also:

• SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
• SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)

shield, a coat of arms properly " de-scribed " according to the rules of See also:

• HERALDRY

heraldry, hence a proper heraldic description of such a coat . The O . Fr. blason seems originally to have meant simply a shield as a means of See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence and not a shield-shaped See also:

• SURFACE

surface for the display of armorial See also:

• BEARINGS

bearings, but this is difficult to reconcile with the generally accepted derivation from the Ger. blasen, to See also:

• BLOW, JOHN (1648-1708)

blow, proclaim, See also:

• ENGLISH

English " See also:

• BLAZE (A.-S. blaese, a torch)

blaze," to See also:

• NOISE (a word of doubtful origin; O. Fr. nogse or nose; Prov. nausa, which points to Lat. nausea, sickness, as the origin; others take Lat. noxia, harm, as the source)

noise abroad, to declare . In the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century the heraldic See also:

• TERM

term, and " blaze " and " blazon " in the sense of proclaim, had much See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence on each other .