The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Compon'e \Com*po"n['e]\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]"n[asl]), a. [F.]
   See Compony.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Compone \Com*pone"\ (-p[=o]n"), v. t. [L. componere. See
   Compound.]
   To compose; to settle; to arrange. [Obs.]
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         A good pretense for componing peace.     --Strype.
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