montant means An upward cut with a blade. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
noun
- An upward cut with a blade.“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.”
- An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile.
- The first scent of a cognac.“Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.”
adj
- Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon.“[…] as it is usually designated, the 'crescent montant,' has long been a symbol of the Turkish empire, which has thus[…]”