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3. To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to
furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses. "To
mount the Trojan troop." Dryden.

4. Hence: To put upon anything that sustains
and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth
or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond
by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard,
etc.

5. To raise aloft; to lift on high.

What power is it which mounts my love so
high?

&fist; A fort or ship is said to mount cannon, when it has
them arranged for use in or about it.

To mount guard (Mil.), to go on
guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard. -- To
mount a play, to prepare and arrange the scenery,
furniture, etc., used in the play.

Mount, n. [From Mount,
v.] That upon which a person or thing is
mounted, as: (a) A horse.

She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted
with any mount.


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