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counterpiece

noun

Etymology

From counter- + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis✻ — “piece, portion, quota”
  2. derived from *pettyā✻
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. prefixed as counterpiece — “counter + piece”

Definitions

  1. A piece or component that serves to counterbalance another.

    • The remedy was to place a counterpiece of brass or copper wire upon the needle, the adjustment being made here.

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