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monteith1 Antiq.|mənˈtiːθ|
Also 7 monteigh, 8 montéff, 7–9 monteth.
(See quot. 1683.)
1683Wood Life Dec. (O.H.S.) III. 84 This year..came up a vessel or bason notched at the brims to let drinking glasses hang there by the foot so that the body or drinking place might hang in the water to coole them. Such a bason was called a ‘Monteigh’, from a fantastical Scot called ‘Monsieur Monteigh’, who at that time or a little before wore the bottome of his cloake or coate so notched ˘˘˘˘. 1689Lond. Gaz. No. 2453/4 Stolen..; a large Monteth. 1699Farquhar Constant Couple Epil., The poet merits an ignoble death, Who fears to fall over a brave Monteth. 1728Ann. Barber-Surg. Lond. (1890) 489 An earthen monteth. 1721Bailey, Monteth, a scollop'd Bason to cool Glasses in. 1773Lond. Chron. 7 Sept. 248/3 The following articles..were assayed and marked;..montéffs, mazareens. 1901Athenæum 10 Aug. 197/2 A monteth, containing thirteen silver beakers, given to the town [i.e. Nottingham] in 1689. |