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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Poesy

· Po·e·sy · IPA /ˈpoʊɪzi/
01 n. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy.
  1. 1.
    The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy.
  2. 2.
    Poetry; metrical composition; poems.
    “Music and poesy used to quicken you.” Shak.
  3. 3.
    A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy.