Etymology

montre

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Today it means: An organ stop, usually the open diapason, having its pipes on display as part of the organ case, or otherwise specially mounted. Full definition →

French montre
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  1. French · derived frommontre“show, show case, organ case”
  2. English todaymontre

French montre (“show, show case, organ case”).

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