Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COUN'TER-PROVE
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COUN'TER-PROVE, v.t. [counter and prove.]
To take off a design in black lead or red chalk, by passing it through a rolling press with another piece of paper, both being moistened with a spunge. – Chambers.
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