† counter-ˈbarry, a. Her. Obs.
[a. F. contre-barré: see counter- 14 d.]
Barry per pale counterchanged; see also quot. 1727.
| 1611 Cotgr, Contrebarré..(in Blason) counterbarrie. 1634 Peacham Gentl. Exerc. iii. 146 He bears barry counter⁓barry of eight, Or and Gules. 1727–51 Chambers Cycl., Counter-barry, or Contre-barré, is used by the French heralds for what we more ordinarily call bendy sinister per bend counterchanged. |