Counterfaisance
Coun″ter‐fai″sance (koun″t?r–f?″zans), n. See Counterfesance.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Counterfeit
Coun″ter‐feit (koun″t?r–f?t), a. [F. contrefait, p. p. of contrefaire to counterfeit; contre (L. contra) + faire to make, fr. L. facere. See Counter, adv., and Fact.]1. Represen...
Counterfeit (2)
Coun″ter‐feit, n. 1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.Thou drawest a counterfeitBest in all Athens.Shak.Even Nature's self en...
Counterfeit (3)
Coun″ter‐feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterfeited; p. pr. & vb. n.Counterfeiting.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another perso...
Counterfeit (4)
Coun″ter‐feit, v. i. 1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.The knave counterfeits well; a good knave.Shak.2. To make counterfeits.
Counterfeiter
Coun″ter‐feit′er (–f?t′?r), n. 1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates; especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a forger.The coin which was corrupte...
Counterfeitly
Coun″ter‐feit′ly, adv. By forgery; falsely.
Counterfesance
Coun″ter‐fe′sance (–f?″zans), n. [OF. contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See Counterfeit, a.] The act of forging; forgery. [Written also counterfaisance.]
Counterfleury
Coun″ter‐fleu′ry (koun″t?r–fl?′r?), a. [F. contrefleuri.] (Her.) Counterflory.
Counterflory
Coun″ter‐flo′ry (–fl?′r?), a. [See Counterfleury.] (Her.) Adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others;...
Counterfoil
Coun″ter‐foil′ (–foil), n. [Counter- + foil a leaf.]1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, ...
Counterforce
Coun″ter‐force′ (–f?rs′), n. An opposing force.
Counterfort
Coun″ter‐fort′ (–f?rt′), n. 1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall.2. A spur or projection of a mountain. Imp. Dict.
Countergage
Coun″ter‐gage′ (–gāj′), n.(Carp.) An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where...
Counterglow
Coun″ter‐glow′ (?), n.(Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, w...
Counterguard
Coun″ter‐guard′ (koun″tẽr‐gärd′), n.(Fort.) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting th...
Counterirritant
Coun″ter‐ir′ri‐tant (–?r″r?–tant), n., Coun″ter‐ir′ri‐ta″tion, n. See Counter irritant, etc., under Counter, a.
Counterirritate
Coun″ter‐ir″ri‐tate (koun″tẽr–?r″r?–t?t), v. t.(Med.) To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another.
Counterjumper
Coun″ter‐jump′er (koun″tẽr–j?mp′?r), n. A salesman in a shop; a shopman; — used contemptuously.
Counterlath
Coun″ter‐lath′ (?), n.(Building) (a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise. (b) Any lath laid without actual measurement betw...
Counterman
Coun″ter‐man (koun″tẽr‐man), n.; pl.Countermen (–men). A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods.
Countermand
Coun′ter‐mand″ (koun′tẽr‐mȧnd″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Countermanding.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. ...
Countermand (2)
Coun″ter‐mand (koun″tẽr‐mȧnd), n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.Have you no countermand for Claudio yet,But he must die to-morrow?Shak.
Countermandable
Coun′ter‐mand″a‐ble (–m?nd″?–b'l), a. Capable of being countermanded; revocable. Bacon.
Countermarch
Coun′ter‐march″ (koun′t?r–m?rch″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Countermarched (–m?rcht″); p. pr. & vb. n.Countermarching.] (Mil.) To march back, or to march in reversed order.The two arm...
Countermarch (2)
Coun″ter‐march′ (koun″t?r–m?rch′), n. 1. A marching back; retrocession.2. (Mil.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while reta...
Countermark
Coun″ter‐mark′ (–m?rk′), n. 1. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goo...