contre-partie

[ French kawntruh-par-tee ]

nounFurniture.

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

Origin of contre-partie

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<French: counterpart

Also called counterboulle.

Compare première partie.

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How to use contre-partie in a sentence

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

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