counterpointedcounterpointéadj.

Etymology: < French contrepointé, < contre against, opposite + point point.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: counterˈpointed.

Heraldry.

(See quot. 1728.)

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1728 E. Chambers 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 the other way; that is when they are founded on the Sides of the Shield, and the Points meet that way; call'd Counter-pointed in Fesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

ˈcounterpointed adj.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > contrasting or having force of contrast

antiperistatic1601

contrastive1816

counterpointed1877

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhythm > [adjective] > containing more than one rhythm

counterpointed1877

polyrhythmical1898

1877 G. M. Hopkins Let. 21 Aug. (1935) 45 Counterpointed verse..supposes a well-known and unmistakeable or unforgetable [sic] standard rhythm.

1962 Listener 4 Oct. 531/2 Joyce's interest in the counterpointed meaning of language and music.

单词	counterpointed
释义	counterpointedcounterpointéadj. Etymology: < French contrepointé, < contre against, opposite + point point.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: counterˈpointed. Heraldry. (See quot. 1728.) ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers 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 the other way; that is when they are founded on the Sides of the Shield, and the Points meet that way; call'd Counter-pointed in Fesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas ˈcounterpointed ˈcounterpointed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > contrasting or having force of contrast antiperistatic1601 contrastive1816 counterpointed1877 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhythm > [adjective] > containing more than one rhythm counterpointed1877 polyrhythmical1898 1877 G. M. Hopkins Let. 21 Aug. (1935) 45 Counterpointed verse..supposes a well-known and unmistakeable or unforgetable [sic] standard rhythm. 1962 Listener 4 Oct. 531/2 Joyce's interest in the counterpointed meaning of language and music. extracted from counterpointv.² < adj.1728 as lemmas
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counterpointedcounterpointéadj.

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