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mount(2) (iou)



mount noun2. LME.
[from MOUNT verb. Perh. also infl. by French monte.]
= AMOUNT noun. LME-M17.
An act of mounting (rare); a manner of mounting. Also (orig. slang), an act of copulation. L15.
A support in or on which something is set or placed or to which something is fixed, esp. for the purpose of display; spec. (a) a margin surrounding a picture etc., a card or other backing to which a drawing etc. is fastened; (b) a glass slide to which an object is secured for viewing by microscope; (c) a setting for a gem; (d) a stamp-hinge or other device for the arrangement and display of stamps in an album etc.; (e) the frame or support of a fan made of pieces of wood, ivory, etc.; (f) Photography a fitting to support a camera lens, esp. one on a camera with interchangeable lenses. Also in pl., ornamental metal edges, borders, etc., esp. of decorative furniture. M18.
A horse, bicycle, etc., on which a person is mounted; a horse etc. provided for a person's riding. colloq. M19.
E. Elmhirst Others merely give their mounts a kick in the ribs and gallop onwards. G. Harris There was hardly enough fodder for the soldiers' mounts.
An opportunity for riding, esp. as a jockey. M19.
Illustrated London News The custom is to pay at least twenty-five pounds for a mount in the Derby.
A stuffed and mounted skin, esp. of a bird. M20.
British Birds The female mount..had a half-spread tail.