counterchange

[ koun-ter-cheynj ]

verb (used with object),coun·ter·changed, coun·ter·chang·ing.
  1. to cause to change places, qualities, etc.; interchange.

  2. to diversify; checker.

Origin of counterchange

1
First recorded in 1885–90; counter- + change

Words Nearby counterchange

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How to use counterchange in a sentence

  • Inlay lends itself most invitingly to counterchange in design, as seen in the stole at A, Illustration 62.

    Art in Needlework | Lewis F. Day
  • When tempered with flint or quartz sand to a uniform degree, they offer a splendid opportunity for counterchange pattern.

  • The whole conversation becomes a dance of change and counterchange of place.

    The Colour of Life | Alice Meynell
  • Us, above all, by virtue of the custom of counterchange here set forth.

    Essays | Alice Meynell
  • Fig. 20 is an example of a counterchange design carried out in inlay; for this method of work counterchange is very suitable.

British Dictionary definitions for counterchange

counterchange

/ (ˌkaʊntəˈtʃeɪndʒ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to change parts, qualities, etc

  2. poetic to chequer, as with contrasting colours

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