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.
