mural Definition
mu·ral (myo̵or′əl)
adjective
- of, on, in, or for a wall
- like a wall
Etymology: Fr < L muralis, of a wall < murus: see munitions
noun
a picture, esp. a large one, painted directly on a wall or ceiling, or a large photograph, etc. attached directly to a wall
mural Synonyms
mural Usage Examples
Converse of object
- paint: With a design in hand the next task was to actually paint the mural on the wall.
- unveil: Peter Rabbit, himself, joined Senior Nurse Chris Milnes and General Manager Richard Foster to officially unveil the mural on 22nd February 2006.
Adjective modifier
- hand-painted: Ackley said a feature of the house's game room is hand-painted murals.
- painted: Painted murals for Royal Liverpool Hospital ( 1980 and 1983 ).
- republican: The republican murals pictured here thus fall into six categories.
- colorful: Despite the colorful murals now painted on all the internal walls, there is still evidence of the previous ' tenants ' .
- ceramic: A GRANT given to Stepney Green School by the New Deal for Communities Committee is going toward a ceramic mural reflecting community life.
- giant: The larger of the apartments also has a playroom with a giant mural on the wall.
Modifies a noun
- tablet: Behind the 1797 mural tablet, the remains of a plaster frame in relief.
- thrombus: Laminated endocardial thrombosis is present over the infarct ( called a mural thrombus ).
- crown: The mural crown from the crest of the Boro of Romsey, is a common civic emblem.
- quadrant: There is also Halley's 8 foot mural quadrant of 1725.
- painting: Later seven large mural paintings were sent from Spain.
- decoration: Mond, Robert " A method of photographing mural decorations " The Photographic Journal, Jan 1933.
Noun used with modifier
- intra: This is broadly aligned on the outer defenses and may be an intra mural walkway used defensively.
- loyalist: No longer the artisans of previous years, the modern loyalist mural painters were young men with more militant politics.
- marble: The only fitting is a marble mural tablet of 1851.
- mosaic: The garden opening was marked by the unveiling of a mosaic mural illustrating the group's cultural history.
- wall: A popular wall mural in working class Protestant areas draws an uncanny parallel with Marc Evans ' film.
- painting: But how much can building parks and painting murals realistically contribute to the peace process?

