promontn.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊmɒnt/, U.S.

/ˈproʊˌmɑnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: promontory n.

Etymology: Shortened < promontory n., as if < pro- prefix¹ + classical Latin mont- , mōns mount n.¹ Compare Middle French promont (1561; shortened < promontoire : see promontory n.).

poetic. Now rare.

= promontory n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun]

starteOE

nessOE

snookc1236

head1315

bill1382

foreland?a1400

capec1405

nook?a1425

mull1429

headland?c1475

point?c1475

nese1497

peak1548

promontory1548

arma1552

reach1562

butt1598

promontorea1600

horn1601

naze1605

promonta1607

bay1611

abutment1613

promontorium1621

noup1701

lingula1753

scaw1821

tang1822

odd1869

a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. B1^v Ile to yon promonts top, and their suruey, What shipwrackt passengers the belgique sea Casts from her fomy entrailes.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion i. 4 A Promont iutting out into the dropping South.

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Changeling (1653) i. sig. B3 Our citadels Are plac'd conspicuous to outward view, On Promonts tops.

1661 O. Feltham Lusoria xxiv. 21 The graceful Promont of her face.

1829 H. Whiting Ontwa in Landmark Anthologies III. 298 Nor did the isle, whose promont wedge Hangs on the torrent's dizzy edge. Escape the view.

1880 T. C. Irwin Pictures & Songs 2 Northward, a promont stretched away Its purple arm along the bay.

1947 W. R. Benét Stairway of Surprise iv. 96 Named in the year he may have named the promont of Cape Ann Tragabigzanda for some Orient princess.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promont
释义	promontn. Brit. /ˈprəʊmɒnt/, U.S. /ˈproʊˌmɑnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: promontory n. Etymology: Shortened < promontory n., as if < pro- prefix¹ + classical Latin mont- , mōns mount n.¹ Compare Middle French promont (1561; shortened < promontoire : see promontory n.). poetic. Now rare. = promontory n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] starteOE nessOE snookc1236 head1315 bill1382 foreland?a1400 capec1405 nook?a1425 mull1429 headland?c1475 point?c1475 nese1497 peak1548 promontory1548 arma1552 reach1562 butt1598 promontorea1600 horn1601 naze1605 promonta1607 bay1611 abutment1613 promontorium1621 noup1701 lingula1753 scaw1821 tang1822 odd1869 a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. B1^v Ile to yon promonts top, and their suruey, What shipwrackt passengers the belgique sea Casts from her fomy entrailes. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion i. 4 A Promont iutting out into the dropping South. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Changeling (1653) i. sig. B3 Our citadels Are plac'd conspicuous to outward view, On Promonts tops. 1661 O. Feltham Lusoria xxiv. 21 The graceful Promont of her face. 1829 H. Whiting Ontwa in Landmark Anthologies III. 298 Nor did the isle, whose promont wedge Hangs on the torrent's dizzy edge. Escape the view. 1880 T. C. Irwin Pictures & Songs 2 Northward, a promont stretched away Its purple arm along the bay. 1947 W. R. Benét Stairway of Surprise iv. 96 Named in the year he may have named the promont of Cape Ann Tragabigzanda for some Orient princess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1607
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