Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- High; raised: a quasi-heraldic epithet.
- noun In photography, a paste or other adhesive substance used in mounting prints.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Raised; high.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic
Rising - noun microscopy The
medium used formounting a slide - noun photography, dated The
adhesive used to affix a photograph to amount
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
mount + -ant
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Examples
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The mountant has since been yellowing and turning opaque.
Archive 2009-05-01 AYDIN 2009
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The mountant has since been yellowing and turning opaque.
Seven kilos of pickled slugs AYDIN 2009
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Aside from the glue mountant, formula for which accompanies the paper, I know no preventive except to mount the prints while dry with the dry mounting tissue.
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