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counterfoil

noun as in stub

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The Stones came away with a patina of aristocratic decadence that served as a perfect counterfoil to the raw roots blues of their music.”

He acted in more than 100 Bollywood films and was widely seen as a counterfoil to the "angry young man" played by Amitabh Bachchan.

From BBC

As a result of the abolition of the paper counterfoil, all evidence of driving endorsements and convictions will be held online only.

From BBC

Then, taking plenty of time, he filled in the counterfoil.

In one of the small drawers of the dressing-table he discovered the millionaire's cheque-book; and since he could read English tolerably well, he spent a pleasant five minutes studying the counterfoils.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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