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contre-partie

[French kawntruh-par-tee]

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noun Furniture.

(in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.

Compare première partie.

Origin of contre-partie

< French: counterpart

Also called counterboulle.

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Historical Examples of contre-partie

That in which the groundwork is brass and the design inlaid is of tortoiseshell, is called counter-boule or contre-partie.
Chats on Old Furniture
Arthur Hayden