counter-paly
English
Etymology
French contre-palé, equivalent to counter- + paly.
Adjective
counter-paly (not comparable)
- (heraldry) paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colours used alternately or counterchanged
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for counter-paly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- counterplay