POESIES

Noun

poesies

plural of poesy

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


POESY

Po"e*sy, n. Etym: [F. poésie (cf. It. poesia), L. poesis, from Gr. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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