Definition of "montant"

montant¹

/ˈmɒntənt/

noun
plural montants
1. (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade
  Quotations
  HOST: To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.
  c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene iii]

montant²

/ˈmɒntənt/

noun
plural montants
1. (carpentry) An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile
2. (drinking) The first scent of a cognac
  Quotations
  Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.
  2004, Anthony Dias Blue, The Complete Book of Spirits‎, page 238

montant³

/ˈmɒntənt/

adjective
not comparable
1. (heraldry) Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon.
  Quotations
  […] as it is usually designated, the 'crescent montant,' has long been a symbol of the Turkish empire, which has thus […]
  1873, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, page 178
  The eagle montant, to borrow a term from falconry, is understood to typify the mythical phœnix, and may be regarded as alluding to the vicissitudes of that illustrious and ever-resurgent family. […]
  2018 January 31, R. D. Blackmore, Delphi Complete Works of R. D. Blackmore (Illustrated), Delphi Classics