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A transmontanusSturgeon Stur"geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio,
OHG. sturjo, G. st["o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid
fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the
family Acipenserid[ae]. They run up rivers to spawn, and
are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of
North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the
roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
Note: The common North American species are Acipenser
sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A.
transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and A.
rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its
tributaries. In Europe, the common species is
Acipenser sturio, and other well-known species are
the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in
the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered
by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of which
one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal.
The toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head,
and has four barbels in front.
Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zo["o]l.) See Shovelnose
(d) . Arnica montanaTobacco To*bac"co, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the
tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this
plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of
Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the
Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the
Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.]
1. (Bot.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the
Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and
as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and
cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an
acrid taste.
Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and
to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco (Nicotiana
rustica, and also Lobelia inflata), mountain tobacco
(Arnica montana), and Shiraz tobacco (Nicotiana
Persica).
2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing,
etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various
ways.
Tobacco box (Zo["o]l.), the common American skate.
Tobacco camphor. (Chem.) See Nicotianine.
Tobacco man, a tobacconist. [R.]
Tobacco pipe.
(a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or
other material.
(b) (Bot.) Same as Indian pipe, under Indian.
Tobacco-pipe clay (Min.), a species of clay used in making
tobacco pipes; -- called also cimolite.
Tobacco-pipe fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Pipemouth.
Tobacco stopper, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco
in a pipe as it is smoked.
Tobacco worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a large hawk moth
(Sphinx, or Phlegethontius, Carolina). It is dark green,
with seven oblique white stripes bordered above with dark
brown on each side of the body. It feeds upon the leaves
of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often very injurious
to the tobacco crop. See Illust. of Hawk moth. Arnica montanaArnica Ar"ni*ca, n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica
montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in
medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
Note: The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a
remedy for bruises, sprains, etc. Arnica montanaArnicin Ar"ni*cin, n. [See Arnica.] (Chem.)
An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter
resin. Beaumontague
Beaumontague Beau`mon"ta*gue, n.
A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For
iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal
ammoniac; for wood, white lead or litharge, whiting, and
linseed oil.
CismontaneCismontane Cis*mon"tane, a. [Pref. cis- + L. mons mountain.]
On this side of the mountains. See under Ultramontane. Haplocerus montanusMazama Ma*za"ma, Mazame Ma*za"me, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits
the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called
also mountain goat. Intermontane
Intermontane In`ter*mon"tane, a. [Pref. inter- + L. montanus
belonging to a mountain, fr. mons, montis, mountain.]
Between mountains; as, intermontane soil.
Montaigne
Montaigne Mon"taigne, n.
A mountain. [Obs.]
MontanicMontanic Mon*tan"ic, a. [L. montanus, fr. mons, montis,
mountain. See Mount, n.]
Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains. MontanistMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontanisticMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontanisticalMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontantMontant Mon"tant, n. [F.,prop., mounting, fr. monter to mount,
fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See Mount.]
1. (Fencing) An upward thrust or blow. --Shak.
2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or
muntin; a stile. [R.] See Stile. Oroscoptes montanusSage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus
saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See
Safe.] (Bot.)
(a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with
grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.
The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which
many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet
sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
(b) The sagebrush.
Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S.
pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe.
Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green
by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which
are added to the milk.
Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a
more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.
Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves
of garden sage.
Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush
plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the
plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female
sage hen.
Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare
(Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid
regions of Western North America and lives among
sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely
a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.
Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse.
Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza
Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains
of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.
Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes
montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western
North America.
Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis)
forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green
leaves. Remontant
Remontant Re*mon"tant (-tant), a.[F.] (Hort.)
Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more
than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which
the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.
RhodomontadeRhodomontade Rhod`o*mon*tade", n.
See Rodomontade. RhodomontaderRhodomontader Rhod`o*mon*tad"er, n.
See Rodomontador. RodomontadeRodomontade Rod`o*mon*tade", n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See
Rodomont, n.]
Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are
neither so irrational nor impossible. --Dryden. Rodomontade
Rodomontade Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i.
To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
Rodomontadist
Rodomontadist Rod`o*mon*tad"ist, n.
One who boasts.
Rodomontado
Rodomontado Rod`o*mon*ta"do, n.
Rodomontade.
Rodomontador
Rodomontador Rod`o*mon*ta"dor, n.
A rodomontadist.
T montanusGrayling Gray"ling, n. [From Gray, a.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied
to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; --
called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams,
and is valued as a game fish.
And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there
a grayling. --Tennyson.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish of the genus Thymallus,
having similar habits to the above; one species (T.
Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan;
another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone
region. TramontanaTramontana Tra`mon*ta"na, n. [It. See Tramontane.] (Meteor.)
A dry, cold, violent, northerly wind of the Adriatic. Tramontane
Tramontane Tra*mon"tane, n.
One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a
stranger.
TramontaneTramontane Tra*mon"tane, a. [OF. tramontain, It. tramontano,
L. transmontanus; trans across, beyond + mons, montis,
mountain.]
Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other
side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.
Note: The Italians sometimes use this epithet for
ultramontane, and apply it to the countries north of
the Alps, as France and Germany, and especially to
their ecclesiastics, jurists, painters, etc.; and a
north wind is called a tramontane wind. The French
lawyers call certain Italian canonists tramontane, or
ultramontane, doctors; considering them as favoring too
much the court of Rome. See Ultramontane.
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Monta is a
given name
which may
refer to:
Monta Bell (1891–1958),
American film
director Monta Ellis...
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Monta Jerome Ellis (/ˈmɒnteɪ/ MON-tay; born
October 26, 1985) is an
American former professional basketball player.
Ellis attended Lanier High School...
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Montas may
refer to:
Montas Antoine (born 1926),
Haitian painter Frankie Montas (born 1993),
Dominican baseball player Juan Temístocles
Montás (born 1950)...
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Monta Mino (みの もんた, Mino
Monta), born
Norio Minorikawa (御法川 法男,
Minorikawa Norio, born 22
August 1944), is a ****anese
television presenter. Mino is recognized...
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Monta Vista High
School is a four-year
public high
school in Cupertino, California. Part of the
Fremont Union High
School District, the
school serves...
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Montà is a
comune (muni****lity) in the
Province of
Cuneo in the
Italian region Piedmont,
located about 35
kilometres (22 mi)
southeast of
Turin and about...
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Tanto monta,
monta tanto,
Isabel como
Fernando (pronounced [ˈtanto
ˈmonta,
ˈmonta ˈtanto, isaˈβel ˈkomo feɾˈnando]) or
simply Tanto monta,
monta tanto...
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Montas Antoine (13
December 1926–1988) was a
Haitian painter. He was born in Léogâne in 1926, and he
painted colorful street scenes and
rural scenes in...
- railroads,
electric railways, and dirt
roads traversed the West Side farmlands.
Monta Vista, Cupertino's
first housing tract, was
developed in the mid-20th century...
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