Mount n.
 1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.
 2. A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound. [Obs.]
    Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem.   --Jer. vi. 6.
 3.  A bank; a fund.
 4. Palmistry Any one of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand which are taken as significant of the influence of “planets,” and called the mounts of Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, the Sun or Apollo, and Venus.
 Mount of piety. See Mont de piété.
 Mont de pi·é·té  One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety.  The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See Lombard-house.
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