Vocabulary : Countermark to Countermuring
Countermark : A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy. ;; An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. ;; To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth.Countermen : of Counterman
Countermine : An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy. ;; A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated. ;; To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. ;; To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. ;; To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
Countermined : of Countermine
Countermining : of Countermine
