mounts

Noun (1)

mount (plural mounts)

1. A hill or mountain.
2. (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
   • the mount of Jupiter

   Synonyms:

   mons

3. (obsolete) A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
   • ⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 6:6, columns 2–1
4. (obsolete) A bank; a fund.
5. A green hillock in the base of a shield.

Noun (2)

mount (plural mounts)

1. An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
   • The rider climbed onto his mount.

   Synonyms:

   steed

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