Mount, subst. a high hill, a mountain; with a name: “M. Pelion,” Wiv. II, 1, 81. “about the M. Misenum,” Ant. II, 2, 163. Without a name: “the base o'the m.” Tim. I, 1, 64. “the steepy m.” Tim. I, 1, 64 “the highest m.” Hml. III, 3, 18. be at the m. before you (i. e. M. Misenum) Ant. II, 4, 6. Metaphorically: “whose worth stood challenger on m. of all the age for her perfections,” Hml. IV, 7, 28, == at the highest place of, above, all the age (cf. Top).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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