gobony

English

Bordure gobony

Pale gobony

Bend sinister gobony

Alternative forms

• gobonee

Etymology

From gobbon (“piece, portion, slice”) +‎ -y, from Old French gobon, gobet (“piece”). Cognate with English gubbins (“assorted stuff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɒˈbəʊni/

Adjective

gobony (not comparable)

1. (heraldry, postpositive) Compony.

   Synonyms: gobonated, goboned

   • 1899, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Armorial Families, T.C. & E.C. Jack, page 320:

     Argent, a lion rampant azure, debruised by a bend gobony ermine and gules.

   • 1945, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 99, New England Historic Genealogical Society, page 278:

     There is no difficulty whatever in drawing a gobony or a checky bordure.

   • 1949, Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, Volume 93, Society of Antiquaries of London, page 132:

     The coat of Steenhuse appears a second time, no. 638, but here it is in the usual form, Bendy of six or and azure with the ombre of a lion over all and a border gobony argent and gules. An odd feature is that the segments of the gobony borders are cut diagonally […] .

Further reading

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