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Definition of Tramontane
1. Noun. A cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean.
2. Adjective. On or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker). "Tramontane winds"
3. Adjective. Being or coming from another country. "Tramontane influences"
Definition of Tramontane
1. a. Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.
2. n. One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger.
Definition of Tramontane
1. Adjective. From the far side of the mountains (especially from North of the Alps) ¹
2. Adjective. foreign ¹
3. Adjective. a classical name for the north wind ¹
4. Noun. One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tramontane
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tramontane
Literary usage of Tramontane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell (1860)
"... tramontane Expedition—His Companions—Details of the Exploration— They cross
the Blue Ridge — The tramontane Order—The Golden Horseshoe. ..."
2. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1823)
"tramontane. A tint from the goblet hath not written " wine" upon the parchment
... tramontane. And methinks, a cup of inspiriting Portugal, a glass of red ..."
3. Viaggi Di Pietro Della Valle, Il Pellegrino: Descritti Da Lui Medesimo in by Pietro Della Valle (1843)
"... senza toccar più terra e con le tramontane in poppa, che in quel tempo sogliono
regnare, é solito di arrivarvi in tre o quattro giorni al più. ..."
4. Change of Air; Or, The Diary of a Philosopher in Pursuit of Health and by James Johnson (1831)
"TO-DAY, started at sunrise, in an open barouche, for POMPEII, under the chilling
influence of a tramontane, or North-easter, ..."
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