† conˈtrasto Obs.
[It. contrasto contention, strife, f. contrastare to withstand, strive: see contrast v.]
Contention, strife; = contrast n. 1.
| c 1645 Howell Lett. i. vi. (1726) 53 (D.) There was..a great contrasto in the conclave 'twixt the Spanish and French faction. 1652 ― Masaniello II. 39. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Contrasto..strife, contention. 1671 Gumble Life of Monk 4 Upon this Contrasto, he was forced to avoid the fury of this enraged Lawyer, and turn Souldier. |