Po"e*sy (?), n. [F. poésie
(cf. It. poesia), L. poesis, from Gr. ?. from ? to
make. Cf. 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.