montant

English

Etymology 1

From Italian montante

Noun

montant (plural montants)

1. (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade
   • William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor (II.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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English mountant, from Old French montant.

Noun

montant (plural montants)

1. (carpentry) An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile
2. (drinking) The first scent of a cognac
   • 2004, Anthony Dias Blue, The Complete Book of Spirits‎^[1], →ISBN, page 238:

     Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.

Etymology 3

Adjective

montant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.tɑ̃/

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Adjective

montant (feminine montante, masculine plural montants, feminine plural montantes)

1. upwards, climbing
2. uphill

Noun

montant m (plural montants)

1. a (monetary) amount
2. a structural montant

Verb

montant

1. present participle of monter
2. (preceded by en) gerund of monter

Further reading

• “montant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

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Noun

montant m (plural montants)

1. (Jersey, nautical) flow tide