{ ‖, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) See Compony. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. éponyme. See Eponymous. ] 1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Eponymous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tablets . . . which bear eponymic dates. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its name; an eponym. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'epi` upon, to + &unr_; for &unr_; name. ] Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

What becomes . . . of the Herakleid genealogy of the Spartan kings, when it is admitted that eponymous persons are to be canceled as fictions? Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a surname given after some person or thing. ] The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (linguistics) a word that is more specific (less abstract) than a given word; a term designating a class which is a subtype of the given word; a subcategory; a subtype. Inverse of hypernym; as, “dog” is a hyponym of “mammal”, and “mammal” is a hyponym of “vertebrate”.
Syn. -- subordinate, subordinate word. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Linguistics) The state or quality of being a hyponym; as, hyponymy is symbolized by the tag “hypon”. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. iasponyx, Gr. &unr_;. See Jasper, and Onyx. ] (min.) An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ponies [ Written also poney. ] [ Gael. ponaidh. ] 1. A small horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Twenty-five pounds sterling. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot. [ College Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A small glass of beer. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Pony chaise, a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair of ponies. --
Pony engine, a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another. [ U.S. ] --
Pony truck (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two wheels. --
Pony truss (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little height that overhead bracing can not be used. [ 1913 Webster ]

One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A name of a place. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a name, as in the binomial name of a plant, based on, or derived from, a place name, or based on the location of the thing named. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- To*pon"y*mal Top`o*nym"ic Top`o*nym"ic*al a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]