gobony
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gobony
1605–15; obsolete gobon slice, Middle English goboun < Anglo-French *gobon ( Old French gobet; see gobbet) + -y as in compony
Example Sentences
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After his legitimation in 1397 he changed his bearings to the royal arms of France and England within a border gobony of silver and azure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
An early example shows that this shield began as a plain field with a gobony border.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
About the same time the border gobony began to acquire a like character.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The silver feather has a quill gobony silver and azure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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