montant

English

Etymology 1

From Italian montante

Noun

montant (plural montants)

  1. (fencing, 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." from The Merry Wives of Windsor (II.iii) by Shakespeare.

Etymology 2

From 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, →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.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃.tɑ̃/
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Adjective

montant (feminine singular 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

Further reading

Norman

Noun

montant m (plural montants)

  1. (Jersey, nautical) flow tide
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