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montant¹

  • /ˈmɒntənt/

Where it comes from

From Italian montante. Doublet of mountant.

noun montants

  1. archaic An upward cut with a blade. 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.

montant²

  • /ˈmɒntənt/

Where it comes from

From Middle English mountant, from Old French montant.

noun montants

  1. An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile.
  2. The first scent of a cognac. Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.

montant³

  • /ˈmɒntənt/

Where it comes from

From Old French montant.

adjective

  1. not comparable Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon. […] as it is usually designated, the 'crescent montant,' has long been a symbol of the Turkish empire, which has thus[…]

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@misc{montant_2026,
  title = {montant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/montant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}