I. mount·ing ˈmau̇ntiŋ, -tēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of mounten to mount — more at mount
1. : an act or instance of mounting ; specifically : getting on a horse
one method of mounting is to place the left foot in the stirrup and swing the right leg over the saddle
2. : frame , support , embellishment : as
a. : a jewelry setting
bought a mounting for the pearl — Lynn Groh
b. : a handle, mount, or coupling for a mechanical device
the mounting of the sword was encrusted with jewels
guns … on portable carriages or stationary mountings — Notes & Queries on Anthropology
engines … attached to the frame at two, three, or four points according to the type of mounting — Joseph Heitner
c. : mount 2b
an interesting picture enhanced by an artistic mounting
d. : the harness of a loom
e. : the nonoptical parts of a telescope (as the pier, axes, circles, and tubes) ; specifically : the standard or support of a telescope
an equatorial mounting
3. : the decor and lighting of a theatrical production as distinguished from its performance : staging
technicolor gives the picture a fairly handsome mounting — Time
II. moun·ting
dialect
variant of mountain