poesy
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| —n , pl -sies | |
| 1. | an archaic word for poetry |
| 2. | poetic the art of writing poetry |
| 3. | archaic, poetic or a poem or verse, esp one used as a motto |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin poēsis, from Greek, from poiēsis poetic art, creativity, from poiein to make] | |
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Word Origin & History
poesy
c.1300, from O.Fr. poesie, from V.L. poesia, from L. poesis "poetry," from Gk. poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose" (see poet).
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Example sentences
Admiration signifies poesy, and a chance to employ a fertile skill at it drives him to ecstasy, then past it.
There must be something irresistibly attractive in poesy, though.
The elegancy, facility, and golden cadence of poesy.
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