a. 1. Exchanged. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Counterchanged p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchanging. ] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See Counterchaged, a., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor
Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Exchange; reciprocation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Counterchanged p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchanging. ] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See Counterchaged, a., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor
Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Exchange; reciprocation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Exchanged. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure. [ 1913 Webster ]