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▪ I. † mountant, a. and n.1 Obs. [a. F. montant, pr. pple. of monter mount v.] A. n. Astrol. Ascendant.
c1400tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 112 Þe mountant, or þe vpspryngand. B. adj. Mounting, rising.
1525Ld. Berners Froiss. II. 658 They caused him to have, in ready money, mountante to the somme of thyrty thousande pounds. 1607Shakes. Timon iv. iii. 135 Hold vp you Sluts Your Aprons mountant; you're not Oathable, Although I know you'l sweare. 1625C. Brooke On Sir A. Chichester Poems (1872) 222 That fyre shall make hym mountant, and aspire A radiant light. 1812W. Tennant Anster F. ii. lxiv, Tumblers..mountant from the scaffolds planks, Kick with their whirling heels the clouds on high. ▪ II. mountant, n.2|ˈmaʊntənt| [f. mount n.2 + -ant1, after F. montant: see prec.] An adhesive substance with which to mount photographs, etc.
1886Queen LXXX. 538 Several mountants are daily employed, such as common glue, gum, and clear starch paste. 1892Photogr. Ann. II. 956 Any gelatine mountant. |