mullion
a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
one of the radiating bars of a rose window or the like.
to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions.
Origin of mullion
1Other 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.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyThe lead that soldered the bar into the strong stone mullion held, and would have held against the strength of four.
The Long Night | Stanley WeymanHere, the windows in the body of the building take flattened elliptic heads; and they are divided by one mullion and one transom.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2) | Dawson TurnerHugh moved slowly to the window, and leaned his throbbing forehead against the stone mullion.
Red Pottage | Mary CholmondeleyThere 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
/ (ˈmʌlɪən) /
a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen
one of the ribs on a rock face
(tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions
Origin of mullion
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