Mount, mownt, s

a rocky ma , rising considerably above the surrounding land; a mountain or hill; a mound for defence or or attack; the he representation of a gra y mound with trees on the base of a shield; card-board on which a drawing is placed; the furnishings of a riding-horse: v.n. to rise on high; to ascend; to rise or tower aloft; to get on horseback, or on anything; to amount: v.a. to raise aloft or on high; to climb or to ascend; to furnish with horses. To mount a map, to prepare it for use by attaching it to canvas, . To mount a diamond, to set it in framework. Mount! mount horse [Mil.] To mount a piece, to set a piece of ordnance upon the carriage, or to raise its mouth higher. (L. mons, a mountain.)