Read full poem →foundation with Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew; or which we may
better call a second part or counterpart to that admirable comedy. This
was writ by Mr. Fletcher's pen likewise.
Dictionary Entry
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
In a Sentence
“Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. counterpartfunds counterpartcounterpart americancounterpart exactcounterpart femalecounterpart male
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Poetry examples for “counterpart”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →On fleshly tables of the heart
He penn'd truth's feeling counterpart
In hopes that come to all: so, Dear,
Read full poem →Steep ways and weary, without her thou art,
Where the long cloud, the long wood's counterpart,
Sheds doubled darkness up the labouring hill.
Read full poem →That I might hive with me such thoughts and please
My soul so, always. foolish counterpart
Of a weak man's vain wishes ! While I spoke,
Read full poem →The dim purpureal tresses gloomed athwart
The nine white Muse-brows. For this counterpart, . . .
The bay-crown's shade, Beloved, I surmise,
Read full poem →Towards my brother, every other
Man my mate and counterpart.
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Read full poem →And, through all science and all art,
Seeks alone his counterpart.
He is a Pundit of the East,
Read full poem →To fascinate each youthful heart,
Beaming from its counterpart,
Translucent through the mortal covers,
Read full poem →however they may breathe the spirit of the original, have no material
counterpart therein.
Read full poem →Or Folly dress'd, and rambling all her days,
To meet her counterpart, and grow by praise:
Yet still sedate yourself, and gravely plain,