单词 | counter-compony |
释义 | counter-componyadj. Heraldry. Composed of two conjoined rows of squares of alternate tinctures. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > chequered > composed of two rows of squares counter-componed1572 counter-compony1610 counterchecky1611 counterpony1611 counter-camp1830 counter-gobony1830 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. v. 18 Note that Counter-compony consisteth euermore of two tracts onely and no more. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Counter Componed, Counter Compone, Counter Compony, (in Heraldry) is when a border is compounded of a ranks of panes; or rows of checkers of different colours set checkerwise. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xxxi. 460 A fesse counter-componée or and sa. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) iv. 64 If there be two Tracks, it is then said to be Counter-Compony..; if more than two, Chequé. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1610 |
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