contre-partie

[ French kawntruh-par-tee ]
/ French kɔ̃trə parˈti /

noun Furniture.

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

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Also called counterboulle.
Compare première partie.

Origin of contre-partie

<French: counterpart

Words nearby contre-partie

contrecoup, contrecoup injury of brain, contredanse, contre-jour, cont. rem., contre-partie, contretemps, contrib., contribute, contribution, contributor
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Example sentences from the Web for 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