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Con"trate (?), a. [See Contra-
.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis,
instead of radiating from it. [R.]

Contrate wheel. See Crown
wheel.

Con"tra*ten`or (?), n. [Cf.
Counter tenor.] (Mus.) Counter tenor;
contralto.

Con`tra*val*la"tion (?), n. [Pref.
contra- + vallation: cf. F. contrevallation.
Cf. Countervallation.] (Fort.) A trench
guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure
themselves and check sallies of the besieged.

Con`tra*vene" (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Contravened (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening.] [LL.
contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F.
contrevenir. See Come.] 1. To
meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to
oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to
defeat.

So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened.

Southey.


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