counter-paly
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Etymology
[edit]French contre-palé, equivalent to counter- + paly.
Adjective
[edit]counter-paly (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colours used alternately or counterchanged.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “counter-paly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.