Counterpoint

Part of speech: noun (n.)

An opposite point [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody.

2. The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies.

3. Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony. Counterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new creation of music. Whewell.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane. Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk. Sir T. North.