“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
EMBLAZED
Verb
emblazed
simple past tense and past participle of emblaze
Source: Wiktionary
EMBLAZE
Em*blaze", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emblazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Emblazing.] Etym: [Pref. em- + 1st blaze.]
1. To adorn with glittering embellishments. No weeping orphan saw his father's stores Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors. Pope.
2. To paint or adorn with armorial figures; to blazon, or emblazon. [Archaic] The imperial ensign, . . . streaming to the wind, With gems and golden luster rich emblazed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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