- Countour
- Countour Coun*tour" (k??n-t??r"), Countourhouse Coun*tour"house` (-hous`), n. [See 2d {Counter}.] A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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Countourhouse — Countour Coun*tour (k??n t??r ), Countourhouse Coun*tour house ( hous ), n. [See 2d {Counter}.] A merchant s office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contorn — countour m. contour; détour; méandre; virage; périphérie … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
counter — counter1 /kown teuhr/, n. 1. a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc. 2. (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which… … Universalium
counter — I count•er [[t]ˈkaʊn tər[/t]] n. 1) a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc 2) (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which… … From formal English to slang
Counter — Count er (koun t[ e]r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to count. See {Count}, v. t. ] 1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of metal, ivory,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counter — Coun ter, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Over the counter — Counter Coun ter, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
counter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English countour, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin computatorium computing place, from Latin computare Date: 14th century 1. a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games 2. something of value in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
