counterchange
to cause to change places, qualities, etc.; interchange.
to diversify; checker.
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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. DayWhen tempered with flint or quartz sand to a uniform degree, they offer a splendid opportunity for counterchange pattern.
Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers | George J. CoxThe whole conversation becomes a dance of change and counterchange of place.
The Colour of Life | Alice MeynellUs, above all, by virtue of the custom of counterchange here set forth.
Essays | Alice MeynellFig. 20 is an example of a counterchange design carried out in inlay; for this method of work counterchange is very suitable.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving | Grace Christie
British Dictionary definitions for counterchange
/ (ˌkaʊntəˈtʃeɪndʒ) /
to change parts, qualities, etc
poetic to chequer, as with contrasting colours
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