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gobony

/ɡəˈbəʊni/

gobony adjective: compony.

Adjective

gobony (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional) Compony.
    • Argent, a lion rampant azure, debruised by a bend gobony ermine and gules.1899, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Armorial Families, T.C. & E.C. Jack, page 320
    • There is no difficulty whatever in drawing a gobony or a checky bordure.1945, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 99, New England Historic Genealogical Society, page 278
    Synonyms:
    gobonated, goboned

Synonyms of gobony

Forms of gobony

alternative formgobonee

Origin of gobony

From gobbon (“piece, portion, slice”) + -y, from Old French gobon, gobet (“piece”). Cognate with English gubbins (“assorted stuff”).

Questions about gobony

What does gobony mean?
Gobony means compony.
What part of speech is gobony?
Gobony is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gobony?
Gobony is pronounced /ɡəˈbəʊni/.

Words near gobony in the dictionary

  1. goblins
  2. gobo
  3. goboes
  4. gobonated
  5. gobonee
  6. gobony
  7. goboon
  8. goboons
  9. gobos
  10. Goboshi
  11. Gobowen

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