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.

counterchange

/ ˌkaʊntəˈtʃeɪndʒ /

verb

1. to change parts, qualities, etc
2. poetic.
   to chequer, as with contrasting colours

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterchange¹

First recorded in 1885–90; counter- + change

Example Sentences

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

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When tempered with flint or quartz sand to a uniform degree, they offer a splendid opportunity for counterchange pattern.

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

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Us, above all, by virtue of the custom of counterchange here set forth.

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

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