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Compone - 3 dictionary results

com⋅po⋅ny

[kuhm-poh-nee]
–adjective Heraldry.
composed of a single row of squares, metal and color alternating; gobony.
Also, com⋅po⋅né [kuhm-poh-nee; Fr. kawn-paw-ney] .


Origin:
1565–75; < MF compone, nasalized var. of copone, equiv. to copon coupon + -e -ee

Compone

Com*pone"\ (-p[=o]n"), v. t. [L. componere. See Compound.] To compose; to settle; to arrange. [Obs.]

A good pretense for componing peace. --Strype.

Compone

Com*po"ne\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]"n[asl]), a. [F.] See Compony.
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