mounted

mounted

English

Etymology

    From mount + -ed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊntɪd/
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    • Rhymes: -aʊntɪd
    • Hyphenation: mount‧ed

    Adjective

    mounted (not comparable)

    1. On horseback.
      The mounted cavalry rode into town.
    2. Furnished; supplied.

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    Verb

    mounted

    1. simple past and past participle of mount
      • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
        As soon as I was mounted, holding on to Dogger's belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party struck out at a bouncing trot...
      • 1880, Thomas Spencer Baynes, The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, page 696:
        the cross of the crucifixion or of Calvary, mounted on steps.

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