monteith (monteth)

[So called after the inventor.] 1. A large punch-bowl of the eighteenth century, usually of silver and with a sus ad montem, going to the hill: proce us, a going forward, orig. pp. of procedere, go forward (see proceed ); ad, to, toward; montem, acc. of mons, a hill, mount: see mount1.] The name given to an ancient English custom, prevalent among the scholars of Eton till 1847, which consisted in their proceeding every third year on Whit-Tuesday to a tumulus or mound near the Bath road, and exacting "money for salt," as it was called, from all persons present, or pa ers-by. The sum so collected was given to the captain, or senior scholar, and was intended to a ist in defraying the expenses of his residence at the university. The "salt-money" has been known to reach nearly £1,000. Mon tene grin, Monte neg rine (mon-te-neg' rin), a. and n. [ II. n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Monte negro. The Mon tene grins are of Servian race, and speak a dialect of that language.-2. [l. c.] An outer garment for women, the form of which was taken from some Eastern military costumes, close-fitting, and ornamented with braid-work and embroidery. Monte pul cia no (mõn"te-pül-chä'nō), n. [It.: see def.] A rich wine produced at or near Mon tepulciano, in central Italy. Monterey cypre . See cypre , 1 ( a ). Monterey pine. See pine. monterol (mon-tā'rō), n. [ L. As Don Lorenzo approached the camp he saw a montero who stood sentinel. Irving, Moorish Chronicles, vii. 77. montgolfier (mont-gol'fi-er; F. pron. môn-golfya'), n. [F. montgolfière, a balloon, so called from the brothers Montgolfier, who in 1783 sent up the first balloon at Annonay, France.] A balloon filled with air expanded by heat. Montgomery Charter. See charter. month (munth), n. [Early mod. E. moneth; contic month, which is the mean time between two succe ive pa ages by the moon through its rising node: it is 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, and 36 seconds. 2. One twelfth part of a tropical year, or 30 days, 10 hours, 29 minutes, 3.8 seconds: called specifically a solar month.-3. One of the twelve parts into which the calendar year is arbitrarily divided: called specifically a calendar month. The calendar months are January, 31 days; February, 28 (except in leap-year, when it has 29); March, 31; April, 30; May, 31; June, 30; July, 31; August, 31; September, 30; October, 31; November, 30; December, 31. 4. At common law and in equity, month has been understood to mean 'a lunar month, which is a umed to be 28 days, except when the contrary appears, and except when used of mercantile transactions, such as negotiable paper, etc. In ecclesiastical law, and now in all cases throughout the United States generally, its legal meaning is 'a calendar month,' except when the contrary appears. For the purpose of calculating interest, a month is generally considered the twelfth part of a year, and as equivalent to 30 days. 5t. pl. Same as menses. Minsheu; Cotgrave. Abbreviated mo . A month's mind. See mind1. - Consecution month. See consecution. - Fence month. See fence-month. Monthier's blue. See blue.