mounteen.²

Brit.

/ˈmaʊnti/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊn(t)i/

Forms: 1500s mowntee, 1500s–1600s mountie, 1600s mountee, 1600s mounty.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French montée.

Etymology: < Middle French montée the action of a bird rising in flight, the point at which a rising bird can no longer be seen with the naked eye (14th cent.; 12th cent. in Old French in general senses) < monter mount v. + -ée -y suffix⁵.

Falconry. Now historical.

The action or an act of a falcon rising in flight before swooping down on the quarry. Also: the height achieved and maintained after such a flight; = pitch n.² 18a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > pursuit of quarry

flight1530

mountee1575

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 23 They flee bothe togither, the one at the mowntee, a very stately pitche, and the other more base and lowe.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 But the sporte which for that daie Basilius would principallie shewe to Zelmane, was the mountie at a Hearne.

1614 S. Latham Falconry i. xvi. 73 Then ought you to be most carefull of the yong Ger-Faulcon, whom you intend to make to the high mounty, and stately flight of the Hearne.

1650 A. Weldon Court & Char. King James 105 To see that flight..for the high mountee;..the flight was shewed, but the Kite went to such a mountee, as all the field lost sight of Kite and Hawke and all.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 105 No mountie at a Hieron, to cause the lusty Jerfaulcon to raise her to a losse of her self.

1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros xvii. 233 These be good hawks, my lord, for flying at the bush. I am for the high mountee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† mounteeint.n.¹

Forms: late Middle English 1700s mowntee, 1500s montee, 1700s mountee.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French montez, monter.

Etymology: < Middle French montez, imperative plural of monter mount v.

Military. Obsolete.

‘Mount!’, ‘To horse!’ (used as a cavalry call indicating alarm). Also as n.: a call of ‘Mountee!’.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > cavalry signals

mountee1415

tucket1605

boute-selle1628

boot and saddle1697

watering call1798

stable-call1889

stable1908

1415 Statute Henry V in N. Upton Essent. Portions De Studio Militari (1654) iv. 137 Volumus..quod nullus..clamores vel turbationes facere audeat, quibus nos vel excercitum nostrum turbari contingat quovismodo. Et specialiter illum clamorem, quem Mowntee appellamus.

?c1500 J. Blount tr. N. Upton Essent. Portions De Studio Militari (1931) 39 And specially to Reyse that clamor wiche we call the montee, or Any other onreasonable voys.

1701 W. Kennett Cowell's Interpreter (new ed.) Mowntee, an Out-cry or Alarm to mount, and make some speedy Expedition.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mountee, or Mowntee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mountee
释义	mounteen.² Brit. /ˈmaʊnti/, U.S. /ˈmaʊn(t)i/ Forms: 1500s mowntee, 1500s–1600s mountie, 1600s mountee, 1600s mounty. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French montée. Etymology: < Middle French montée the action of a bird rising in flight, the point at which a rising bird can no longer be seen with the naked eye (14th cent.; 12th cent. in Old French in general senses) < monter mount v. + -ée -y suffix⁵. Falconry. Now historical. The action or an act of a falcon rising in flight before swooping down on the quarry. Also: the height achieved and maintained after such a flight; = pitch n.² 18a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > pursuit of quarry flight1530 mountee1575 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 23 They flee bothe togither, the one at the mowntee, a very stately pitche, and the other more base and lowe. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 But the sporte which for that daie Basilius would principallie shewe to Zelmane, was the mountie at a Hearne. 1614 S. Latham Falconry i. xvi. 73 Then ought you to be most carefull of the yong Ger-Faulcon, whom you intend to make to the high mounty, and stately flight of the Hearne. 1650 A. Weldon Court & Char. King James 105 To see that flight..for the high mountee;..the flight was shewed, but the Kite went to such a mountee, as all the field lost sight of Kite and Hawke and all. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 105 No mountie at a Hieron, to cause the lusty Jerfaulcon to raise her to a losse of her self. 1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros xvii. 233 These be good hawks, my lord, for flying at the bush. I am for the high mountee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † mounteeint.n.¹ Forms: late Middle English 1700s mowntee, 1500s montee, 1700s mountee. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French montez, monter. Etymology: < Middle French montez, imperative plural of monter mount v. Military. Obsolete. ‘Mount!’, ‘To horse!’ (used as a cavalry call indicating alarm). Also as n.: a call of ‘Mountee!’. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > cavalry signals mountee1415 tucket1605 boute-selle1628 boot and saddle1697 watering call1798 stable-call1889 stable1908 1415 Statute Henry V in N. Upton Essent. Portions De Studio Militari (1654) iv. 137 Volumus..quod nullus..clamores vel turbationes facere audeat, quibus nos vel excercitum nostrum turbari contingat quovismodo. Et specialiter illum clamorem, quem Mowntee appellamus. ?c1500 J. Blount tr. N. Upton Essent. Portions De Studio Militari (1931) 39 And specially to Reyse that clamor wiche we call the montee, or Any other onreasonable voys. 1701 W. Kennett Cowell's Interpreter (new ed.) Mowntee, an Out-cry or Alarm to mount, and make some speedy Expedition. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mountee, or Mowntee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.²1575int.n.¹1415
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