counterpointedcounterpointéadj.
Heraldry.
(See quot. 1728.)
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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Counter-pointed..is when two Chevrons in one Escutcheon meet in the Points; the one rising, as usual, from the Base; and the other inverted, falling from the Chief... They may also be counter-pointed the other way; that is when they are founded on the Sides of the Shield, and the Points meet that way; call'd Counter-pointed in Fesse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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ˈcounterpointed
ˈcounterpointed adj.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > contrasting or having force of contrast
antiperistatic1601
contrastive1816
counterpointed1877
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhythm > [adjective] > containing more than one rhythm
counterpointed1877
polyrhythmical1898
1877 G. M. Hopkins Let. 21 Aug. (1935) 45 Counterpointed verse..supposes a well-known and unmistakeable or unforgetable [sic] standard rhythm.
1962 Listener 4 Oct. 531/2 Joyce's interest in the counterpointed meaning of language and music.
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