counter naiant (kounternayant)

In her.. represented as swimming in opposite directions: said of fishes used as bearings. counter-natural (koun ter-nat-ū-ral), a. Con "tér-nebū-lā), a. In as a second or third mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, that it may be opened only in the presence of all the owntrary to nature. [Rare.] ers; specifically, the mark of the Goldsmiths' counter-nebulé (koun" Company of London, added to that of the artifi- her ., nebulé on the opposite side also. cer, to show the metal to be standard.-2. A counter-negotiation (kounter-në-gô-shi-a- small device, inscription, or numeral, stamped upon a coin subsequent to its i ue from the mint. Such marks are found on coins of all periods, and have generally been added in order to alter the original value of the coin or to give it currency in a foreign country. 3. An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. countermark (koun-tėr-märk'), v. t. [ Hence-2. A secret plan designed to frustrate the plans of an opponent; any antagonistic action or plan. He,... knowing no countermine against contempt but terror, began to let nothing pa .. without sharp punishment. Sir P. Sidney. If he arm, arm; if he strew mines of treason, Meet him with countermines . Fletcher (and others ), Bloody Brother, iii. 1. countermine (koun-tér-min'), v .; pret. and pp. countermined , ppr. countermining . [=F. contre miner = Sp. Pg. contra minar = It. contrammi nare; from the noun.] I. trans. 1. To mine counter or in opposition to; resist by means