mural

mu·ral (myo̵or′əl)

adjective

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

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?

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