3. A person who closely resembles another.
4. A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which suplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite. O counterpart Of our soft sex, well are you made our lords. Dryden.
COUNTERPASSANT Coun"ter*pas`sant (-ps"sant), a. Etym: [Counter- + passant:cf. F. contrepassant.] (Her.)
Defn: Passant in opposite directions; — said of two animals.
COUNTERPLEAD
Coun`ter*plead" (koun`tr-pld"), v. t.
Defn: To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
COUNTERPLOT Coun`ter*plot" (koun`tr-plt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterplotted;p. pr. & vb. n. Counterplotting.]
Defn: To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to
frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.
Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted.
De Quinsey.
COUNTERPLOT
Coun"ter*plot` (koun"tr-plt`), n.
Defn: A plot or artifice opposed to another. L'Estrange.