counterview

noun
/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvjuː/

Etymology

From counter- + view.

  1. derived from veue
  2. derived from vewe
  3. inherited from vewe
  4. prefixed as counterview — “counter + view

Definitions

  1. An opposing viewpoint.

  2. A posture in which two persons face each other.

    • Within the Gates of Hell sate Sin and Death, In counterview
    • M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendix.
  3. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition

    A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

    • I have drawn ſome Lines of Sir John Linger's Character, the Derbyſhire Knight, on purpoſe to place it in Counter-view or Contraſt with that of the other Company[…]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for counterview. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA