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montant

/ˈmɒntənt/

montant noun: an upward cut with a blade.

Noun (1)

montant (plural montants)

  1. (archaic) An upward cut with a blade.
    • HOST: To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Noun (2)

montant (plural montants)

  1. An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile.
  2. (drinking) The first scent of a cognac.
    • Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.2004, Anthony Dias Blue, The Complete Book of Spirits, →ISBN, page 238

Adjective

montant (not comparable)

  1. Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon.
    • […] as it is usually designated, the 'crescent montant,' has long been a symbol of the Turkish empire, which has thus[…]1873, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, page 178
    • The eagle montant, to borrow a term from falconry, is understood to typify the mythical phœnix, and may be regarded as alluding to the vicissitudes of that illustrious and ever-resurgent family.[…]2018 January 31, R. D. Blackmore, Delphi Complete Works of R. D. Blackmore (Illustrated), Delphi Classics, →ISBN

Forms of montant

pluralmontants

Origin of montant

From Italian montante. Doublet of mountant.

From Middle English mountant, from Old French montant.

From Old French montant.

Questions about montant

What does montant mean?
Montant means an upward cut with a blade.
What part of speech is montant?
Montant can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce montant?
Montant is pronounced /ˈmɒntənt/.
What is the plural of montant?
The plural of montant is montants.

Words near montant in the dictionary

  1. Montanized
  2. Montanizes
  3. Montanizing
  4. Montano
  5. montanous
  6. montant
  7. montante
  8. montantes
  9. montants
  10. Montanye
  11. Montanyes

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