† componedadj.
Obsolete.
a. Compounded, compound.
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1522 J. Vaus Rudimenta i. sig. ddiiij Ane sympil, and ane componit, and ane decomponit.
1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. F ij b There is a diuersite in an egge touchynge his componde partis..yolke..white.
1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) ; and in later Dicts. ]
b. Composed, settled, orderly.
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c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iv. vii. f. 42v/1 Al pepill that is componit and honest.
c. Collocated, associated.
d. Heraldry. = componé adj.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > chequered > composed of row of squares
gobonyc1460
gobonated1486
componé1572
goboned1572
componed1610
composed1728
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. v. 18 He beareth Azure a Bordure counter-componed: Or, and Guiles; which is..Compounded of these two Colours counterly placed.
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