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merlon definition

mer·lon (mʉr′lən)

noun

the solid part of a battlement or parapet, between two openings, or crenels

Etymology: Fr < It merlone < merlo, a battlement < ML merulus < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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