mountant — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Rising

   Usage

   • Archaic

   Examples

   Hold up, you sluts, / Your aprons mountant

Noun

1. The medium used for mounting a slide

   Examples

   Both mountants can be placed on the same slide, with spores placed in each.

2. The adhesive used to affix a photograph to a mount

   Usage

   • Dated

   Examples

   The favourite professional mountant was, and to some extent still is, starch paste.

   This photo-mountant costs about sixpence a pot, but you can buy a bottle of gum for a penny.