contre-partie
[ French kawntruh-par-tee ]
/ French kɔ̃trə parˈti /
noun Furniture.
(in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.
Also called
counterboulle.
Compare
première partie.
Origin of contre-partie
< French: counterpart
Words nearby contre-partie
contravallation,
contravene,
contravention,
contrayerva,
contre-jour,
contre-partie,
contrecoup,
contrecoup injury of brain,
contredanse,
contretemps,
contrib.
Example sentences from the Web for contre-partie
That in which the groundwork is brass and the design inlaid is of tortoiseshell, is called counter-boule or contre-partie.
Chats on Old Furniture |Arthur Hayden