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De - Pt| English Dictionary: poesy | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for poesy | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Poesy \Po"e*sy\, n. [F. po[82]sie (cf. It. poesia), L. poesis, from Gr. [?]. from [?] to make. Cf. {Posy}.] 1. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy. --Shak. 2. Poetry; metrical composition; poems. Music and poesy used to quicken you. --Shak. 3. A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy. --Bacon. | |
