contrefaiseur, n.m., mimicker, imitator.

contrefait, -e, part., counterfeit, deformed. Un homme tout —; a deformed man.

contre-fanon, n.m., (—-—s) (nav.) vertical lines.

contre-fenêtre, n.f., (—-—s) inside-sash, shutter.

contre-fente, n.f., (—-—s) (surg.) contra-fissure, counter-cleft.

contre-feu, n.m., back of a fire-place.

contre-fiche, n.f., (—-—s) (carp.) brace, strut.

contre-fil, n.m., (n.p.) the opposite direction. Le — de l’eau; up river, up stream. À —; backwards; against the stream; against the grain; the wrong way.

contre-finesse, n.f., (—-—s) counter-trick; counter-cunning; trick for trick.

contre-foc, n.m., (—-—s) fore-top stay-sail.