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Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.

- Counter drain, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. -- Counter extension (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. -- Counter fissure (Surg.) Sa…

Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms.

That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.

A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence. [Obs.] A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. Milton.

levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] -- County seat, a county town. [U.S.] -- County sessions, the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a y…

Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces. Farrow.

A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court. Christian court, the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate, or any one of them. -- Court breeding, education acquired at court. -- Court card. Same as Coat card. -- Court circular, one or more paragraphs of news r…

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Swift.

Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author. "Crabbed eloquence." Chaucer. How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose. Milton.

f long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it eventlyin a swath.

The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland.

A racing stroke, in which the swimmer, lying flat on the water with face submerged, takes alternate overhand arm strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from the knee.

A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real securities. ]

A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.

slightly displaced; as, the collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep.

in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse, instead of burying it.

Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects. Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and owls, and are called crepuscular. Whewell.

opted after the taking of Constantinople. The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted. Campbell.

Falsehood; lying; cretism.