Definition of "counterchanged" []

• Exchanged (adjective)
• Having the tinctures exchanged mutually. (adjective)

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• "This family bears: party per pale or and sable, an orle counterchanged and two lozenges counterchanged, with: “i, semper melius eris,” — a motto which, together with the two distaffs taken as supporters, proves the modesty of the burgher families in the days when the Orders held their allotted places in the State; and the naivete of our ancient customs by the pun on"
• "I love the almost counterchanged color very harlequin-like."
• "In this same way inlay of tortoise-shell and brass was made, -- the two layers were sawed out together, and then counterchanged so as to give the pattern in each material upon the other."