Counter-Irritant
an irritant n to the external parts of the or remove some other irritation or inapplication or remove some other irritation or inflammation then existing. Such are rusetons, cauterizing agents. COUNTERPOINT, in music, a term setons, cauterizing agents. equivalent to harmony or the writing of a carefully planned accompanying part; or that branch of the art which, a musiequivalent to harmony or the writing of cal thought being given, teaches the de- velopment of it, by extension or embel- lishment, by transposition, repetition, or velopment of it, by extension or embellishment, by transposition, repetition, or imitation throughout the different parts. Counterpoint is divided into simple, florid or figurate, and double. Simple counterpoint is a composition in two or more parts, the notes of each part being equal in value to those of each corre- sponding part or parts and concords. In are writen against each note of the subsponding part or parts and concords. In florid counterpoint, two or more notes are writen against each note of the subinversion of the par parts, so that the base ject, or canto-fermo, and discords are admissible. Double counterpoint is an the base, etc., thus producing new melomay become the subject, and the subject dies and new harmonies.