montant
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɒntənt/
Etymology 1
From Italian montante. Doublet of mountant.
Noun
montant (plural montants)
- (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The Merry VViues of VVindsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene iii]:
- HOST: To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English mountant, from Old French montant.
Noun
montant (plural montants)
- (carpentry) An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile
- (drinking) The first scent of a cognac
- 2004, Anthony Dias Blue, The Complete Book of Spirits, →ISBN, page 238:
- Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.
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Etymology 3
From Old French montant.
Adjective
montant (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon.
- The Ottomans bear sinople, a crescent montant, argent.
Usage notes
In heraldic descriptions, the adjective is used postpositively.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃.tɑ̃/
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Adjective
montant (feminine montante, masculine plural montants, feminine plural montantes)
- upwards, climbing
- uphill
Noun
montant m (plural montants)
- a (monetary) amount
- a structural montant
Participle
montant
- present participle of monter
- (preceded by en) gerund of monter
Further reading
- “montant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
montant m (plural montants)
- (Jersey, nautical) flow tide