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gobony
[ guh-boh-nee ]
/ gəˈboʊ ni /
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adjective Heraldry.
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Also go·bo·née [guh-boh-ney]. /gəˈboʊ neɪ/.
Origin of gobony
1605–15; obsolete gobon slice, Middle English goboun<Anglo-French *gobon (Old French gobet;see gobbet) + -y as in compony
Words nearby gobony
gobioid, goblet, goblet cell, goblin, gobo, gobony, go broke, gobshite, gobsmacked, gob-stopper, goby
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How to use gobony in a sentence
Arms subsequent to his legitimation: France and England quarterly, within a bordure gobony azure and argent.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesAbout the same time the border gobony began to acquire a like character.
An early example shows that this shield began as a plain field with a gobony border.
Thus John Cromwell (14th century) bore “Silver a chief gules with a baston gobony of gold and azure.”