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[ Pref.counter, and step.] A step or movement in opposition or contrariety. coun-ter-stock, s. [Pref. counter, and stock.] The same as COUNTERFOIL, 1. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, (1) Countersunk-headed bolt A bolt having a beveled head, which is let into a corresponding cavity in one of the pieces which it binds together. (2) Countersunk nail : A nail with a conical head like a wood-screw. coun-ter-sunk, s. [COUNTERSINK, 8.] *coun-ter-sway, s. [Pref. counter , and sway.] An opposing or contrary power or influence. a counters way of restraint curbing their wild ."-Milton: Doct. and Disc. of Divorce. coun-ter-tăl-lỹ, s . [Pref. counter , and tally .] A tally or voucher corresponding to another. *counter-tāste, s. [Pref. counter , and taste .] An opposite or false taste. "There is a kind of counter taste founded on surprise and curiosity, which maintains a sort of rivalship with the true."-Shenstone. IMG:content-1140.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1141.png:[blocks in formation] B. Painting : A contrast or situation in which two things iliustrate or set off each other. ( Weale .) coun-ter-võte', v . t . [Pref. counter , and vote .] To vote against or in opposition to; to outvote. "The law in our minds being counter voted by the law in our members."-Scott: Chr . Life , L. iii. *coun-ter-wait', *coun-ter-wayte, v . t . [Pref. counter, and wait .] To watch for to guard against. "Thanne schal ye evermore counterwayte embus he- mentz and alle espiaille." -Chaucer: Tale of Melibœus, p. 165. coun-ter-weigh' (weigh as wā), v . t . & i . [Pref. counter, and weigh .] 1. Trans.: To counterbalance, to countervail. 2. In trans.: To be equivalent, to counterbalance. "If Wrights had ten fellowships of St. John's, it would not counterweigh with the lo of this occasion."-Ascham: coun-ter-wheel', v.t. [Pref. counter , and wheel .] To wheel, turn, or direct in an opposite direction. "Whose shoots the wary Heron beat With a well counter wheel'd retreat." C. As subst.: The act of turning or directing in an opposite direction. *coun-ter-wind, coun-ter-winde, s. [Pref. counter, and wind .] An opposing or contrary wind. "Like as a ship, that through the ocean wyde Directs her course unto one certaine coast, Is met of many a counter - winde and tyde." coun-ter-wõrk', v . t . [Pref. counter , and work .] To work against, to counteract, to obstruct by op- posing operations. "But heav'n's great view is one, and that the whole: That counterworks each folly and caprice." C. As subst. The act of working against or cou. teracting; counteraction, hindrance. counter-works, s. pl. [Pref. counter, and Fort.: Works undertaken for the purpose of de- IMG:content-1142.png:[blocks in formation] who ruled each over a shire, were of equal rank with the noblemen of the conquered race whom they supplanted, and Counte now stands for the wife of an Earl, the Saxon designation being obsolete."-Trench: On the Study of Words, p. 206. IMG:content-1143.png:[blocks in formation] "Well to be sure it must be own d It is a charming spot of ground; So sweet a distance for a ride, And all about so count rifled ." IMG:content-1144.png:[blocks in formation] neighboring district or parts. "Send out more horses; skirr the country round; Hang those that talk of fear." Shakesp.: Macbeth , v. 3. "For all the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him." IMG:content-1145.png:[blocks in formation] (1) To appeal to the country: English Parl.: Said when the Government di olves Parliament on any question, leaving it to the country ( i . e., the electors) to decide for or against. (2) To put one's self on one's country: Law: To plead not guilty to an indictment, to stand one's trial before a jury. an outlaw who yielded himself within the year was entitled to plead Not Guilty, and to put himself on his country."- Macaulay : Hist . Eng . , ch. xv. Obvious compounds: Country - folk , country - girl , country- village .