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‖ tête montée, adj. phr.|tɛt mɔ̃te|
Also erron. tête monté.
[Fr., lit. ‘excited head’.]
Over-excited, agitated, worked up. Also as n., this state of mind.
1825H. Wilson Memoirs I. 12, I had suffered severely from wounded pride, and, in fact, I was very much tête monté. 1836E. Grosvenor Let. in G. Huxley Lady Elizabeth & Grosvenors (1965) vii. 160 The tête montée state of the young Brutus's and patriots..in France. 1859Trollope Bertrams I. viii. 155 But in truth George was somewhat afflicted by a tête montée in this matter. 1882E. W. Hamilton Diary 29 Aug. (1972) I. 328 She regards Davitt as the incarnation of vanity and Dillon as a tête montée. 1936J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment vi. 64 It might be, of course, that individuals were so tête montée in their decisions as to how much they themselves would save and invest respectively, that there would be no point of price equilibrium at which transactions could take place. 1960L. Cooper Certain Compass 118 Adrian was tête monté.., in that slightly exalted state. |