What does "compone" mean?
Compone: To compose; to settle; to arrange. [Obs.] A good pretense for componing peace. Strype.
Additional senses
- 2.See Compony.
- 3.Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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