blaz

v. t. 1. To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

I found my way by the blazed trees. Hoffman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; as, to blaze a line or path. [ 1913 Webster ]

Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than blaze out the road to be traveled by others. Nott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Blazed p. pr. & vb. n. Blazing. ] 1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze. [ 1913 Webster ]

And far and wide the icy summit blazed. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be resplendent. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blaze away, to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. blasen to blow; perh. confused with blast and blaze a flame, OE. blase. Cf. Blaze, v. i., and see Blast. ] 1. To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

On charitable lists he blazed his name. Pollok. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blaze those virtues which the good would hide. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) To blazon. [ Obs. ] Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A light jacket, usually of wool or silk and of a bright color, for wear at tennis, cricket, or other sport. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brasier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad. “Blazers of crime.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blazing star. (a) A comet. [ Obs. ] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Chamælirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads.
Syn. -- blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, snakeroot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blazoned p. pr. & vb. n. Blazoning ] [ From blazon, n.; confused with 4th blaze: cf. F. blasonner. ] 1. To depict in colors; to display; to exhibit conspicuously; to publish or make public far and wide. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thyself thou blazon'st. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

There pride sits blazoned on th' unmeaning brow. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blazon his own worthless name. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deck; to embellish; to adorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form. Garth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) To describe in proper terms (the figures of heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings); to emblazon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The coat of , arms, which I am not herald enough to blazon into English. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]