Dismounted

Dismounted
Dismount Dis*mount", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dismounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismounting}.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d['e]monter.] 1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]

But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted. [1913 Webster]


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