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A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.

An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colors.

Montana; -- a nickname.

An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.

A mountaineer. [Obs.]

A small mountain. [R.]

Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.

The state or quality of being mountainous.

Same as Poly, n.

Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.

Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of "thunder- smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia. Shelley.

e to high speed of flights and rapidity in changing altitudes, combining some symptoms of mountain sickness and some of seasickness.

nger; a warming sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. Sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Joel ii. 1.

tates from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as northern Georgia.

Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region where they are situated. Also Al"le*gha`ny.

A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc. Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. Milton. Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. Pope.

A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.

Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.

Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.

Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.