montoir, n.m., mounting, riding; horse-block; near side. Côté du —; near side. Côté hors —; off-side. Difficile, doux au —; difficult, easy to mount or ride.
montrable, adj., showable, presentable.
montre, n.f., watch; sample; show, pattern, parade; show-case, show-window, exhibition. — à réveil; alarum-watch. — marine; chronometer. — à répétition; repeating-watch, repeater. — à double boîte; double-cased watch. — à savonnette; hunting-watch. — détraquée; watch out of order. Boîte de —; watch-case. Il est une heure à ma —; it is one o’clock by my watch. Faire — de son esprit; to show off one’s wit. En —; prominently; (com.) in the window. Affiche de —; show-card.
montrer, v.a., to show, to exhibit, to point out; to teach; to set forth, to intimate. — une chose au doigt; to point out a thing. — la porte à quelqu’un; to show any one the door. — quelqu’un du doigt; to point one’s finger at any one. Se faire — du doigt; to get pointed at. Cela montre la corde; that is threadbare.
se montrer, v.r., to show one’s self; to appear; to prove one’s self to be; to look; to turn out.
montreur, n.m., shower, showman.
montueu-x, -se, adj., hilly, mountainous.
monture, n.f., animal for riding; nag; mounting, setting (of gems); head-stall (of a bridle). — d’un fusil; stock of a gun. — d’éperon; spur leather. Qui veut aller loin ménage sa —; (prov.) he who wishes to live long, avoids excess.
monument, n.m., monument; tomb; memorial.
monumental, -e, adj., monumental.