Vocabulary : Counternatural to Counterpoint
Counternatural : Contrary to nature.Counter-paly : Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure.
Counterpane : A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures. ;; A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart.
Counterpart : A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile. ;; One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate. ;; A person who closely resembles another. ;; A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite.
Counterpassant : Passant in opposite directions; -- said of two animals.
