montant, montanto

[Fr., from monter =to mount.] *1. Fencing : An upright cut or thrust. "To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse, to see thee here, to see thee there, to see thee pa thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy mon tant ."-Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor , ii, 3. 2. Joinery: The intermediate vertical part of a piece of framing which is tenoned with the rails. mon-tê, s. [Sp. the stock of cards which remains after each player has received his share; Lat, mons (gen it. montis )=a mountain.) A gambling game played with cards or dice.