Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COUN'TER-STROKE, n.

A contrary stroke; a stroke returned. – Spenser.

COUN'TER-SUNK, pp. [See the Verb.]

COUN'TER-SURE-TY, n.

A counter-bond, or a surety to secure one that has given security.

COUN'TER-SWAY, n.

Contrary sway; opposite influence. – Milton.

COUN'TER-TAL-LY, n.

A tally corresponding to another.

COUN'TER-TASTE, n. [counter and taste.]

Opposite or false taste. – Shenstone.

COUN-TER-TEN'OR, or COUN'TER, n. [counter and tenor.]

In music, one of the middle parts, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.

COUN'TER-TIDE, n. [counter and tide.]

Contrary tide. – Dryden.

COUN'TER-TIME, n. [counter and time.]

1. In the manege, the defense or 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. – Encyc.
2. Resistance; opposition. – Dryden.

COUN'TER-TURN, n.

The highth of a play which puts an end to expectation. – Dryden.

COUN'TER-VAIL, n.

Equal weight or strength; power or value sufficient to obviate, any effect; equal weight or value; compensation; requital. – Spenser. South.

COUN-TER-VAIL', v.t. [counter and L. valeo, to avail or be strong.]

To act against with equal force, or power; to equal; to act with equivalent effect against any thing; to balance; to compensate; as, the profit will hardly countervail the inconveniences. Although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. Esth. vii.

COUN-TER-VAIL'ED, pp.

Acted against with equal force or power; balanced; compensated.

COUN-TER-VAIL'ING, ppr.

Opposing with equal strength or value; balancing; obviating in effect.

COUN'TER-VIEW, n. [counter and view.]

1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons from each other. – Milton.
2. Contrast; a position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition. – Swift.

COUN'TER-VOTE, v.t.

To vote in opposition; to outvote. – Scott.

COUN'TER-WEIGH, v.t. [See Weigh.]

To weigh against; to counterbalance. – Ascham.

COUN'TER-WHEEL, v.t.

To cause to wheel in an opposite direction.

COUN'TER-WHEEL-ING, ppr.

Causing to move in an opposite direction.

COUN'TER-WIND, n.

Contrary wind.

COUN-TER-WORK', v.t. [See Work.]

To work in opposition to; to counteract; to hinder any effect by contrary operations. That counterworks each folly and caprice. – Pope.

COUN-TER-WORK'ING, ppr.

Working in opposition; counteracting.

COUN-TER-WROUGHT', pp. [counterraut'.]

Counteracted; opposed by contrary action.

COUNT'ESS, n. [Fr. comtesse; It. contessa; Sp. condesa. See Count.]

The consort of an earl or count.

COUNT'ING, ppr.

Numbering; reckoning.