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.