MOUNT (3)

Mount, v. t. 1. 1. To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
Shall we mount again the rural throne? Dryden. 2. 2. To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.
3. 3. To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses. “To mount the Trojan troop.” Dryden.
4. 4. Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc.
5. 5. To raise aloft; to lift on high.
What power is it which mounts my love so high? Shak. ☞ A fort or ship is said to mount cannon, when it has them arranged for use in or about it. To mount guard (Mil.), to go on guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard. — To mount a play, to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc., used in the play.