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&hand; As a verb this word is contracted into control . See Control .

Counterrolment <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*rol"ment (koun`t?r-r?l"m e nt) , n. A counter account. See Control . [Obs.]

Bacon.

Counter-salient <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter-sa"li*ent (-s?"l?-e]/>nt &or; -s?l"y e nt; 106) , a. (Her.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of arms.

Counterscale <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*scale` (koun"t?r-sk?l`) , n. Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another. [Obs.]

Howell.

Counterscarf <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*scarf` (-sk?rf`) , n. [ Counter- + scarp : cf. F. contrescarpe .] (Fort.) The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp .

Counterseal <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*seal" (koun`t?r-s?l") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Countersealed (-s?ld") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Countersealing .] To seal or ratify with another or others.

Shak.

Countersecure <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*se*cure" (-s?-k?r") , v. t. To give additional security to or for.

Burke.

Countershaft <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*shaft` (koun"t?r-sh?ft`) , n. (Mach.) An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.

Countersign <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*sign" (-s?n`; 277) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Countersigned (-s?nd`) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Countersigning .] [ Counter- + sign : cf. F. contresigner .] To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.

Countersign <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*sign` , a. 1. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity.

2. (Mil.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.

Countersink <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*sink` (koun"t?r-s??k`; 277) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Countersunk (-s<?/<?/k`) ; p. pr. & vb. n . Countersinking .] 1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw .

2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork .

Countersink <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*sink` , n. 1. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt.

&hand; In the United States a flaring cavity formed by chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a countersink , while a cylindrical flat-bottomed enlargement of the mouth of the hole is usually called a conterbore .

2. A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.

Counterstand <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*stand` (-st<?/nd`) , n. Resistance; opposition; a stand against.

Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard. Longfellow.

Counterstep <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*step` (koun"t?r-st?p`) , n. A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.

Counterstock <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*stock` (-st?k`) , n. See Counterfoil .

Counterstroke <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*stroke` (-str?k`) , n. A stroke or blow in return.

Spenser.

Countersunk <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*sunk` (-s?nk`) , p. p. & a. from Countersink . 1. Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole.

2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt .

3. Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead .

Countersway <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*sway` (-sw?`) , n. A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence. [Obs.]

A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. Milton.

Counter tenor <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter ten`or (t?n`?r) . [OF. contreteneur . Cf. Contratenor , and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.

Counter-tenor clef (Mus.) , the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto clef .

Counterterm <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*term` (-t?rm`) , n. A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym ; as, "foe" is the counterterm of "friend" .

C. J. Smith.

Countertime <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*time` (-t?m`) , n. 1. (Man.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.

2. Resistance; opposition. [Obs.]

Give not shus the countertime to fate. Dryden.

Countertrippant <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*trip`pant (-tr?p`p a nt) , a. (Her.) Trippant in opposite directions. See Trippant .

Countertripping <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*trip`ping (-tr?p`p?ng) , a. (Her.) Same as Countertrippant .

Counterturn <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*turn` (-t<?/rn`) , n. The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.

Dryden.

Countervail <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*vail" (koun`t?r-v?l") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Countervailed (-v?ld) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Countervailing .] [OF. contrevaloir ; contre (L. contra ) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See Vallant .] To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate.

Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. L'Estrange.

Countervail <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*vail` (koun"t?r-v?l`) , n. Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital. [Obs.]

Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review. South.

Countervallation <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*val*la"tion (-v?l-l?"s??n) , n. (Fort.) See Contravallation .

Counterview <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter*view` (koun"t?r-v?`) , n. 1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other.

Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In counterview . Milton

M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendixx. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview , or contrast with that of the other company. Swift.

Countervote <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*vote" (koun`t?r-v?t") , v. t. To vote in opposition ti; to balance or overcome by viting; to outvote.

Dr. J. Scott.

Counterwalt <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*walt" (koun`ter-w?t") , v. t. To wait or watch for; to be on guard against. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Counterweigh <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*weigh" (-w?") , v. t. To weigh against; to counterbalance.

Counter weight <Xpage=333>

Coun"ter *weight` (-w?t`) , n. A counterpoise.

Counterwheel <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*wheel" (-hw?l") , v. t. (Mil.) To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.

Counterwork <Xpage=333>

Coun`ter*work" (-w?rk") , v. t. To work in oppositeion to; to counteract.

That counterworks h folly and caprice. Pope.

Countess <Xpage=333>

Count"ess (kount"?s) , n. ; pl. Countesses (-<?/s) . [F. comtesse . See Count a nobleman.] The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under Count .

Countinghouse kountng-hous, Countingroom <Xpage=333>

Count"ing*house` (kount"?ng-hous`) , Count"ing*room` (kount"?ng-r??m`) , n. [See Count , v . ] The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business.

Countless <Xpage=333>

Count"less (-l?s) , a. Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.

Countor <Xpage=333>

Count"or (kount"?r) , n. [From Count , v. t. (in sense 4).] (O. Eng. Law) An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his client, that is, orally pleaded his cause. [Obs.]

Burrill.

Countour kn-tr, Countourhouse <Xpage=333>

Coun*tour" (k??n-t??r") , Coun*tour"house` (-hous`) , n. [See 2d Counter .] A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Countre- <Xpage=333>

Coun"tre- (koun"ter-) . Same as prefix Counter- . [Obs.]

Countreplete <Xpage=333>

Coun`tre*plete" (-pl?t") , v. t. [ Countre- + plete to plead.] To counterplead. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Countretaille <Xpage=333>

Coun"tre*taille` (koun"t?r-t?l`) , n. [F. contretaille ; contre (L. contra ) + taille cut. See Tally .] A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]

At the countretaille , in return.

Chaucer.

Countrified <Xpage=333>

Coun"tri*fied (k?n"tr?-f?ld) , p. a. Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude.

As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified . Lloyd.

Countrify <Xpage=333>

Coun"tri*fy (k?n"tr?-f?) , v. t. To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic.

Lamb.

Country <Xpage=333>

Coun"try (k?n"tr?) , n. ; pl. Countries (-tr<?/z) . [F. contr<?/e , LL. contrata , fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter , adv ., Contra .] 1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.

Return unto thy country , and to thy kindred. Gen. xxxxii. 9.

I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. Stirling.

Many a famous realm And country , whereof here needs no account Milton.

2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.

As they walked, on their way into the country . Mark xvi. 12 (Rev. Ver. ).

God made the covatry , and man made the town. Cowper.

Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country . Macualay.

3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country .

All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. Shak.

4. (Law) (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn.

5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.

Conclusion to the country . See under Conclusion . -- To put, &or; throw, one's self upon the country , to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.

Country <Xpage=333>

Coun"try , a. 1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.

2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners .

3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.

She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. 2 Macc. vii. 27.

Country-base <Xpage=333>

Coun"try-base` (-b?s`) , n. Same as Prison base .

Country-dance <Xpage=333>

Coun"try-dance` (-d?ns`) , n. [Prob. an adaptation of contradance .] See Contradance .

He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. Macualay.

Countryman <Xpage=333>

Coun"try*man (k?n"tr?-m a n) , n. ; pl. Countrymen (-m e n) . 1. An inhabitant or native of a region.

Shak.

2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.

In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen . 2 Cor. xi. 26.

3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer.

A simple countryman that brought her figs. Shak.

Country seat <Xpage=333>

Coun"try seat` (k?n"tr? s?t`) . A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.

Countryside <Xpage=333>

Coun"try*side` (-s?d`) , n. A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. [Eng.]

W. Black. Blackmore.

Countrywoman <Xpage=333>

Coun"try*wom`an (-w??m` a n) , n. ; pl. Countrywomen (-w<?/m`<?/n) . A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant.

Shak.

Count-wheel <Xpage=333>

Count"-wheel` (kount"hw?l`) , n. The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes.

County <Xpage=333>

Coun"ty (koun"t?) , n. ; pl. Counties (-t<?/z) . [F. comt<?/ , fr. LL. comitatus . See Count .] 1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]

2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a shire . See Shire .

Every county , every town, every family, was in agitation. Macaulay.

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3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.]

Shak.

County commissioners . See Commissioner . -- County corporate , a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] Mozley & W . -- County court , a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. -- County palatine , a county distingushed by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. -- County rates , rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] -- County seat , a county town . [U.S.] -- County sessions , the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.] -- County town , the town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town.

Coup <Xpage=334>

Coup (k??) , n. [F., fr.L. colaphus a cuff, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/.] A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.

Coup de grace (k<?/<?/" d e gr<?/s") [F.] , the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke. -- Coup de main (k<?/<?/` d e m<?/n`) [F.] (Mil.) , a sudden and unexpected movement or attack. -- Coup de soleil (k<?/<?/` d s<?/-l<?/l &or; -l<?/"y') [F.] (Med.) , a sunstroke. See Sunstroke . -- Coup d'\'82tat (k<?/<?/" d<?/-t<?/") [F.] (Politics) , a sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy. -- Coup d'\'d2il (k<?/<?/" d<?/l") . [F.] (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view. (b) The general effect of a picture. (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.

Cou</pable <Xpage=334>

Cou<?/pa*ble (k??"p?-b'l) , a. [F.] Culpable. [Obs.]

Coup\'82 <Xpage=334>

Cou`p\'82" (k??`p?") , n. [F., fr. coup\'82 , p. p. of couper to cut. See Coppice .] 1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.

2. A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.

Couped <Xpage=334>

Couped (k??pt) , a. [F. couper to cut.] (Her.) Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; -- used especially for the head or limb of an animal. See Erased .

Coupee <Xpage=334>

Cou*pee" (k??-p?"; F. k??`p?) , n. [F. coup\'82, n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf. Coup\'82 , Coopee .] A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.

Chambers.

Coupe-gorge <Xpage=334>

Coupe`-gorge" (k??p`g?rzh") , n. [F., cut throat.] (Mil.) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

Farrow.

Couple <Xpage=334>

Cou"ple (k?p"'l) , n. [F. couple , fr. L. copula a bond, band; co- + apere , aptum , ti join. See Art , a. , and cf. Copula .] 1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. [Obs.]

It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples ; they should be of the same size and humor . L'Estrange.

I'll go in couples with her. Shak.