The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dismounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismounting.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d['e]monter.]
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To come down; to descend. [Poetic]
But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount.
--Spenser. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
Wiktionary
Pertaining to a horseman who has gotten off his horse, or to something which has been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling. v
(en-past of: dismount)
Usage examples of "dismounted".
And they dismounted and sat down to watch the colorful birds the Absarokee call the-bird-that-makes-many-sounds.
Chance grimly holding on as he sprawled half astraddle the outlaw when a lone rider dismounted and a pair of boots appeared within their line of vision.
Lance Major Wace to ready the troop for battle and, with Troop Guide Bikaner, rode forward a ways, then dismounted and went on foot until we could see the valley in front.
Thirty minutes later a very suspicious Blake Ravenscroft dismounted in front of Seacrest Manor, near Bournemouth, Dorset.
Gray-robed servants ran forward and held the horses while Chanar and Koja dismounted.
Moving under the trees, the claybank shied, catching the scent first, and Placido Geist dismounted, knowing the mare had her own queer horse reasons.
He helped Elinor dismount, then dismounted himself and led the way up a lovely wooded path where dogwoods waved their creamy, cuplike blossoms overhead.
Dean Folan dismounted behind her, leaving Will Danza sitting on his horse, keeping watch from his elevated vantage point.
They both dismounted and Jim led Drumfire, while she followed in his tracks leading the mare and staying close to her flank.
I dismounted from the stool, anxious to get to the Strumbermian higher councils and prove that Earthians were True Humanoids.
Electra dismounted, and Nada resumed her human form and donned her dress, panties, and slippers, which Electra had carried in her knapsack.
Alberich dismounted and gave a hard rap on the door to the glassworks courtyard with his fist.
They whirled along: at the end of every stage Ferdinand followed the example of his fellow-travellers and dismounted, and then with sparkling eyes hurried to Glastonbury, who was inside, to inquire how he sped.
It was close to eleven in the morning when he finally rode into Hangtown and dismounted in front of the Sundown Saloon.
She dismounted and walked up to Herm, her callused hand extended in a friendly way.