And this thought may surely dispose the reader to look with some change of temper upon the gorgeous building and wild blazonry of that shrine of St. Mark's.
The roofs were ornamental, richly crocketed and finialed, while there was a blazonry of painted heraldry and coats of arms over and around the large central porch.
The gilding and painted blazonry on the great hall built by Henry III glowed like huge jewels.
After a little, an aircar with the blue crescent blazonry lifted and sped away.
And his having theblazonry changed, from the sword and atom-symbol to the blue crescent.
What fire that a Delaware can light would burn the child of my fathers," he added, pointing proudly to the simple blazonry on his skin; "the blood that came from such a stock would smother your flames!
Directly in front of the corpse Chingachgook was placed, without arms, paint, or adornment of any sort, except the bright blue blazonry of his race, that was indelibly impressed on his naked bosom.
Volunteers were asked for, and M'Donald and another man went out.
Although he was Brettanach he had a little of the English.
The pipers were also employed as ammunition carriers.
We sat on the slab, the pair of us, my pipes stretched out between us, and there I assure, folk, was the hour of conversation!
Nay more, one may converse with living descendants of the family within a stone's throw of the home of their forefathers.
Mackay edited The Chronicles of the Frasers, an old MS.
Piper Sinclair, on his own initiative, gathered together a handful of stragglers, and, taking up a favourable position, covered successfully the withdrawal of the battalion.
Worcester in 1651 and on that occasion, Patrick Mór having had the honour of playing before the King, and his performance having greatly pleased His Majesty, Patrick received the further honour of being allowed to kiss the King's hand.
Wherefore we will and command all our subjects to be comparable and obedient to this our order, and that from henceforth they do not use or bear their flags in any other sort, as they will answer the contrary at their peril.
Yellow in blazonry is the equivalent of gold, and white of silver, and it is one of the requirements of heraldry that colour should not be placed upon colour, nor metal on metal.
Why it should be given this French name does not seem very clear, except that many of the terms used in blazonry are French in their origin.
Its glowing blazonry of blue and scarlet and gold is brought before us in Fig.
The earliest Royal Standard bore but the three lions of England, and we shall see presently that in different reigns various modifications of its blazonry arose, either the result of conquest or of dynastic possessions.
He was a man of great size, clad in black armor without blazonry or ornament of any kind, for all worldly display was forbidden by the rules of the military brotherhood to which he belonged.
He was a short man of great breadth of shoulder, with vizor closed, and no blazonry upon his simple white surcoat or plain black shield.
He turned to seize his weapon, but as he did so his gaze fell upon the blazonry of sir Nigel's shield, and he stood staring, while the fire in his strange green eyes softened into a sly and humorous twinkle.
There is much Spanish blazonry also, if I could but read it.
Directly in front of the corpse Chingachgook was placed, without arms, paint or adornment of any sort, except the bright blue blazonry of his race, that was indelibly impressed on his naked bosom.
At no possible array of a man should I tremble; andblazonry has no power of inflicting wounds, and crests and bell bite not[124] without the spear.
By giving this cross a name from the counts of Toulouse, its best-known bearers, some elaborate blazonry is spared.
There is ancient authority for the nice blazonry which sometimes gives a separate colour to the tongue and claws of the lion, but even this may be set aside.
The examples of blazonry given in that part of this article which deals with armorial charges will be more instructive to the student than any elaborated code of directions.
The first and last necessity in blazonry is lucidity, which is cheaply gained at the price of a few syllables repeated.
Concerning beasts and monsters the heraldry books have many adjectives of blazonrywhich may be disregarded.
Of these I have selected the few which follow, and have given their material Charge, without attending to the Colours, or to the Blazonry of the whole.
With keen eyes the English party had watched the armorial blazonry of their antagonists, for those fluttering pennons and brilliant surcoats carried a language which all men could read.
Again the Norman banner floats Triumphant on the citadel of York, Where, circled with the blazonry of arms, Amid his barons, William holds his state.
It had of course been announced by couriers, and at Thionville a very splendid herald reached them, covered all over with the blazonry of Jerusalem and the Two Sicilies, to say nothing of Provence and Anjou.
But the blazonry fades as the clouds mount; and the brightening lines of the lightning dart up from the lower skirts, and heave the billowy masses into the middle heaven.
Once the potent cardinal, irritated at the free language of the Commons, to awe the House, came down in person, amid the blazonry of all the insignia of his multiform state.
Preble; Flags of the World: Their History, Blazonryand Associations, by Edward Hulme, F.
The blazonry of the shield cannot be identified with any particular state or locality.
When the Massachusetts State seal was first adopted in 1780, the blazonry of the crest was given as follows: "On a Wreath a dexter Arm cloathed and ruffled proper, grasping a Broad Sword.
Not that they were the first to set the blazonry of the stars as monuments of their thought; we read certain allusions to stars and asterisms as far back as the time of Job.
Let us learn to read the hieroglyphics, and then turn to the blazonryof the infinite page.
In the middle is his shield hanging against the wall, covered with skin, but now so changed that no blazonry or device is to be seen.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "blazonry" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
