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2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a
countersunk bolt.

3. Beveled on the lower side, so as to
fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk
nailhead.

Coun"ter*sway` (-swā`), n.
A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing
influence. [Obs.]

A countersway of restraint, curbing their
wild exorbitance.

Milton.

Coun"ter ten`or (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur.
Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.]
(Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the
tenor and the treble; high tenor.

Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C
clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto
clef.

Coun"ter*term` (-t?rm`), n. A
term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another;
an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, "foe" is the
counterterm of "friend". C. J. Smith.

Coun"ter*time` (-t?m`), n.
1. (Man.) The resistance of a horse,
that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege,
occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the
horse.


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