Word Meanings - CONTRAPUNTIST - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason.

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• SKILLFUL
  1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer. 2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as,
• SKILLED
  Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert; skillful; -- often followed by in; as, a person skilled in drawing or geometry.
• SKILLIGALEE
  A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army.
• MASONIC
  Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
• SKILLET
  A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat. (more info) ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish. Cf. Scuttle
• COUNTERPOINT
  An opposite point Sir E. Sandys.
• MASON
  1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. 2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. Mason bee , any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia.
• SKILL
  skilja to separate, divide, distinguish, Sw. skilja,. skille to separate, skiel reason, right, justice, Sw. skäl reason, Lith. skelli 1. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause. Shak. "As it was skill and right." Chaucer. For great
• MASONRY
  1. The art or occupation of a mason. 2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry. 3. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the
• SKILL-LESS
  Wanting skill. Shak.
• ANTIMASONRY
  Opposition to Freemasonry.
• ANTIMASON
  One opposed to Freemasonry. -- An`ti*ma*son"ic, a.
• UNSKILLFUL
  1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician. 2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant. Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but make the judicious grieve. Shak. --
• FREEMASONIC
  Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal.
• FREEMASON
  One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance.
• UNSKILL
  Want of skill; ignorance; unskillfulness. Sylvester.
• CATSKILL PERIOD
  The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill mountains, and extend south and west under the Carboniferous formation. See the Diagram under Geology.
• FREEMASONRY
  The institutions or the practices of freemasons.