Countermark
A mark attached to gold and silver-ware of English make to attest its standard. See Hall Mark.
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Each of these 10 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Counterpoint
in music, a term equivalent to harmony or the writing of a carefully planned accompanying part; or that branch of the art which, a musical thought being given, teaches the development 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 corresponding part or parts and concords. In florid counterpoint, two or more notes are writen against each note of the subject, or canto-fermo, and discords are admissible. Double counterpoint is an inversion of the par parts, so that the base may become the subject, and the subject the base, etc., thus producing new melodies and new harmonies.
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Countershaft
A short shafting mounted on two uprights, used extensively by American watch-makers. It is indispensable in using milling tools, wheel cutters, and pivot polishers. Fig. 99 illustrates one of several patterns of countershafts used by watchmakers. In some of the patterns the uprights extend through the top of the bench and are held firmly in place by means of nuts or thumb screws. The pattern shown in the illustration is mounted on a solid metal base which can be fastened to the bench by means of screws. The advantages of using a countershaft are three fold; first, you are able to regulate your speed perfectly; second, your belt is carried to the back of the bench, where it is out of the way, instead of coming down in front of the head; third, you obviate the necessity of having holes in your bench on each side of the lathe, that small articles may drop through.
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Countersign
in military affairs, is a watch-word used to prevent unauthorized persons passing a line of sentries whose orders are to stop anyone unable to give it. It is fixed each day by the commanding officer, but may be changed at any moment, if necessary.
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Counting Glass
a magnifying glass used for the purpose of counting the threads in the warp or woof of woven fabrics. The magnifying glass or lens, usually small, is fixed in a small frame which is hinged to an upright. The upright is in turn hinged to a footpiece in which there is a square opening, one-fourth of an inch to an inch square. The three pieces of the instrument can thus be folded together and carried in the pocket. By the aid of the glass, it is an easy matter to count the number of threads crossing the square. The glass for counting threads in linen is called a Belfast linen prover.
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Countrsink
To enlarge the outer end of a hole for the reception of the head of a screw, bolt, etc. A tool used to turn out or countersink. Figs. 100 and 101 illustrate Happersberger's patent, flat-bottomed countersinks, which are designed for making or deepening flat-bottomed countersinks for screw heads of any kind. The screw-thread or hole will not be injured in using these tools. Fig. 102 illustrates a set of wheel countersinks made with cutters on one end and burnishers on the other. Countersinks are also made from steel in the form of drills and from emery in the form of a cone, with metal handle for revolving. The emery countersink will be found very useful for large holes and for trimming the edges of holes in enamel dials.
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Counts of Hell
Demons of a superior order in the infernal hierarchy, who command numerous legions. They may be evoked at all hours of the day, provided the evocation takes place in a wild, unfrequented spot. Courier de l'Europe : (See Cagliostro ).
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County
a county or subdivision of a state for purposes of administration, COUPÉ called in some states a parish or a shire; or, more specifically, the Roman name of what in Saxon times had been called a shire. In Saxon times, one created an earl received a shire to govern. When the Normans took possession of the land these Saxon earls were displaced by noblemen of similar rank who had come across with the Conqueror, and who from being his companions were called comites. These each ruled shire a (comitatus), and from the Latin designation comitatus the English word county ultimately came. In most of the United States the counties, to a great extent, preserve an autonomy, each being provided with its own sheriff, coroner, judiciary, and inferior legislative body (for purposes of local enactment), generally styled commissioners. Each county is charged with the support of its own paupers, with the maintenance of good roads, etc., and for local election purposes, usually constitutes an independent constituency. COUPÉ (kö-pā'), a four-wheeled carriage carrying two inside, with a seat for the driver outside.
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Coupon
a warrant or certificate for the periodical payment of interest on bonds issued for any term of years. The interest being payable in different cases quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly, as many coupons are attached to each bond as represent the total number of such payments as are to be made, with the date of payment printed on each.
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Courbet
GUSTAVE (kör-bā'), a French painter; born in Ornans, Franche- Comté, June 10, 1819. In 1839 he was sent to study law in Paris, but turned toward art. In 1841 he took to landscape work, painting in the forest of Fontainebleau. In 1844 he began to exihibit at the Salon; and his works created a great sensation when shown in the Salon of 1850. His hunting scenes and animal subjects are especially vigorous and spirited. In 1869 he accepted the Cross of the Order of St. Michael from the King of Bavaria, and after the revolution of 1870 he was appointed Director of the Fine Arts. In the following year he joined the Commune, and was concerned in the destruction of the Vendôme Column (May 16), for which, in the following September, he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and to be fined for its restoration, his pictures being sold in 1877 toward that purpose. On his release he retired to Vevey, in Switzerland, where he died, Dec. 31, 1877.
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