See Also: monture(dictionary)

tycoon (iou) and monture (iou)


tycoon (iou)



tycoon noun. M19.
[Japanese taikun great lord or prince, from Chinese da great + jun prince.]
Hist. A title applied by foreigners to the shogun of Japan in power between 1857 and 1868. M19.
A business magnate. M19.
A. Brookner They will become tycoons, captains of industry. K. Vonnegut An American artist made as much money as many movie stars and tycoons.
tycoonery noun (a) the practice of a tycoon or tycoons; (b) a group of tycoons: M20.
tycoonish adjective characteristic of a tycoon M20.
tycoonship noun the status or position of a tycoon; the fact of being a tycoon: M20.

monture (iou)



monture noun. M19.
[French, from monter MOUNT verb: see -URE.]
A mounting, a setting; the manner in which something is set or mounted.