Webster's Dictionary 1913

8587

Countermark (2)

Coun′ter‐mark″ (koun′tẽr‐märk″), v. t. To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth.

8588

Countermine

Coun″ter‐mine′ (koun″tẽr‐mīn′), n. [Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.] 1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an...

8589

Countermine (2)

Coun′ter‐mine″ (koun′tẽr‐mīn″), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p.Countermined; p. pr. & vb. n.Countermining.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept...

8590

Countermine (3)

Coun′ter‐mine″, v. i. To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.'Tis hard for man to countermine with God.Chapman.

8591

Countermove

Coun′ter‐move″ (koun′t?r–m??v″), v. t. & i. To move in a contrary direction to.

8592

Countermove (2)

{ Coun″ter‐move′ (–m??v′), n.Coun″ter‐move′ment (–ment). } A movement in opposition to another.

8593

Countermure

Coun″ter‐mure′ (–m?r′), n. [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.] (Fort.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. Cf. Contramure. Knolles.

8594

Countermure (2)

Coun′ter‐mure″ (koun′t?r–m?r″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Countermured (–m?rd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Countermuring.] [Cf. F. contremurer.] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. Kyd.

8595

Counternatural

Coun″ter‐nat′u‐ral (koun″t?r–n?t′?–ral; 135), a. Contrary to nature. Harvey.

8596

Counterpane

Coun″ter‐pane′ (koun″t?r–p?n′), n. [See Counterpoint, corrupted into counterpane, from the employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets.] A coverlet for a bed, — origina...

8597

Counterpane (2)

Coun″ter‐pane′, n. [OF. contrepan a pledge, security; contre + pan a skirt, also, a pawn or gage, F. pan a skirt. See Pane, and cf. Pawn.] (O. Law) A duplicate part or copy of a...

8598

Counterpart

Coun″ter‐part′ (koun″t?r–p?rt′), n. 1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.In same things ...

8599

Counterpassant

Coun″ter‐pas′sant (–p?s″sant), a. [Counter- + passant: cf. F. contrepassant.] (Her.) Passant in opposite directions; — said of two animals.

8600

Counterplead

Coun′ter‐plead″ (koun′t?r–pl?d″), v. t. To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.

8601

Counterplot

Coun′ter‐plot″ (koun′t?r–pl?t″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterplotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Counterplotting.] To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a strat...

8602

Counterplot (2)

Coun″ter‐plot′ (koun″t?r–pl?t′), n. A plot or artifice opposed to another. L'Estrange.

8603

Counterpoint

Coun″ter‐point′ (koun″t?r–point′), n. [Counter- + point.] An opposite point Sir E. Sandys.

8604

Counterpoint (2)

Coun″ter‐point′, n. [F. contrepoint; cf. It. contrappunto. Cf. Contrapuntal.] (Mus.) (a) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given ...

8605

Counterpoint (3)

Coun″ter‐point′, n. [OF. contrepoincte, corruption of earlier counstepointe, countepointe, F. courtepointe, fr. L. culcita cushion, mattress (see Quilt, and cf. Cushion) + punct...

8606

Counterpoise

Coun″ter‐poise′ (koun″t?r–poiz′; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterpoised (–poizd′); p. pr. & vb. n.Counterpoising.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F. contrepeser. See Counter,...

8607

Counterpoise (2)

Coun″ter‐poise′ (koun″t?r–poiz′), n. [OE. countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See Counter, adv., and Poise, n.] 1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the oppo...

8608

Counterpole

Coun″ter‐pole′ (–p?l′), n. The exact opposite.The German prose offers the counterpole to the French style.De Quincey.

8609

Counterponderate

Coun′ter‐pon″der‐ate (–p?n″d?r–?t), v. t. To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate.

8610

Counterprove

Coun′ter‐prove″ (koun′t?r–pr??v″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterproved (–pr??vd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Counterproving.] To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an im...

8611

Counterrolment

Coun′ter‐rol″ment (koun′t?r–r?l″ment), n. A counter account. See Control. Bacon.

8612

Counterscale

Coun″ter‐scale′ (koun″t?r–sk?l′), n. Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another. Howell.

8613

Counterscarf

Coun″ter‐scarf′ (–skärf′), n. See counterscarp.