Com*pone" (-pōn"), v. t. [L. componere. See Compound.] To compose; to settle; to arrange. [Obs.]

A good pretense for componing peace.
Strype.

||Com*po"ne (k&obreve;m*pō"n&asl;), a. [F.] See Compony.

{ Com*po"ny (?), ||Com*po"né (?) }, a. [F. componé.] (Her.) Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter- compony.