| 释义 |
counterˈpointed, -ˈpointé, a. Her.
[F. contrepointé, f. contre against, opposite + point point.]
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1727–51Chambers Cycl., Counter-pointed..is when two chevrons in one escutcheon meet in the points; the one rising, as usual, from the base, and the other inverted, falling from the chief..They may also be counter-pointed..when they are founded on the sides of the shield, and the points meet that way; called counter-pointed in fesse. |