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Alto :: Alto (n.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor..

Counterchanged :: Counterchanged (a.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure..

Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another..

Discounter :: Discounter (n.) One who discounts; a discount broker.

Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.

Countermove :: Countermove (v. t. & i.) To move in a contrary direction to.

Countercharm :: Countercharm (v. t.) To destroy the effect of a charm upon.

Brad :: Brad (n.) A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head..

Persevere :: Persevere (v. i.) To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken..

Pair :: Pair (v. i.) To suit; to fit, as a counterpart..

Countermand :: Countermand (v. t.) To prohibit; to forbid.

Flash :: Flash (a.) Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery..

Counterturn :: Counterturn (n.) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties..

Countermure :: Countermure (n.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure..

Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..

True :: True (n.) Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian..

Counter-compony :: Counter-compony (a.) See Compony.

Madrigal :: Madrigal (n.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee..

Excantation :: Excantation (n.) Disenchantment by a countercharm.

Countercheck :: Countercheck (n.) Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.

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