The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compon'e
Compon'e \Com*po"n['e]\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]"n[asl]), a. [F.] See Compony.
Compon'e
Compony \Com*po"ny\, ||Compon'e \Com*po"n['e]\, a. [F. compon['e].] (Her.) 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.