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tenor
tĕnor, ōris, m. [teneo, II. B.], a holding on, holding fast; hence, an uninterrupted course, career,...

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tenor
tenor ōris, m 2 TA-, a holding on, continuance, uninterrupted course, career : hasta servat tenore...

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Tenor
·noun Stamp; character; nature. II. Tenor ·noun A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument tha...

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Counter
·adv At or against the front or face. II. Counter ·vt Money; coin; — used in contempt. III. Count...

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counter
A term which enters into the composition of divers words of our language, and generally implies oppo...

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Counter brace
·- The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel. ...

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Counter weight
·noun A <<Counterpoise>>. ...

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Counter-compony
·adj ·see <<Compony>>. ...

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Counter-couchant
·adj Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; — said of animals borne in a coat of arms...

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Counter-courant
·adj Running in opposite directions; — said of animals borne in a coast of arms. ...

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Counter-paly
·adj Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors...

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Counter-roll
·noun A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll...

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Counter-salient
·adj Leaping from each other; — said of two figures on a coast of arms. ...

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Hunt-counter
·noun A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer. ...

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Speed counter
·add. ·- A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other mac...

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Counter Alley
See Compter Alley, Compter Court. ...

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counter-approaches
Works effected outside the place by the garrison during a siege, to enfilade, command, or otherwise ...

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counter-current
That portion of water diverted from the main stream of a current by the particular formation of the ...

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counter-line
A word often used for contravallation. ...

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counter-mould
The converse of mould (which see). ...

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counter-rails
The balustrade work, or ornamental moulding across a square stern, where the counter terminates. ...

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counter-sea
The disturbed state of the sea after a gale, when, the wind having changed, the sea still runs in it...

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counter-sunk
Those holes which are made for the heads of bolts or nails to be sunk in, so as to be even with the ...

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counter-timbers
Short right-aft timbers for the purpose of strengthening the counter, and forming the stern. ...

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counter-trenches
See counter-approaches. ...

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lower counter
The counter between the upper counter and the rail under the lights. ...

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second-counter
See counter. ...

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upper counter
The counter between the wing transom and the rail. (See counter.) ...

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counter-balance weight
in the marine engine. (See lever.) Also in many marine barometers, where it slides and is fixed by a...

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counter-brace, to
Is bracing the head-yards one way, and the after-yards another. The counter-brace is the lee-brace o...

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side counter-timber
The stern timber which partakes of the shape of the top-side, and heels upon the end of the wing-tra...

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