mullion

[ muhl-yuhn ]
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noun
  1. a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.

  2. one of the radiating bars of a rose window or the like.

verb (used with object)
  1. to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions.

Origin of mullion

1
First recorded in 1560–70; metathetic variant of monial

Other words from mullion

  • un·mul·lioned, adjective

Words Nearby mullion

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How to use mullion in a sentence

  • With the exception of four quatrefoils (placed above each alternate mullion) it is composed of trefoils.

  • The lead that soldered the bar into the strong stone mullion held, and would have held against the strength of four.

    The Long Night | Stanley Weyman
  • Here, the windows in the body of the building take flattened elliptic heads; and they are divided by one mullion and one transom.

  • Hugh moved slowly to the window, and leaned his throbbing forehead against the stone mullion.

    Red Pottage | Mary Cholmondeley
  • There are many records of wrecks at mullion Cove and the cliffs between it and the Lizard.

    The Cornish Coast (South) | Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for mullion

mullion

/ (ˈmʌlɪən) /


noun
  1. a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen

  2. one of the ribs on a rock face

verb
  1. (tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions

Origin of mullion

1
C16: variant of Middle English munial, from Old French moinel, of unknown origin

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