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Mullion definition

mŭlyən
mullions
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A vertical member, as of stone or wood, dividing a window or other opening.
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A slender, vertical dividing bar between the lights of windows, doors, etc.
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A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
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To furnish with or divide by mullions.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of mullion - munnion

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Noun

Singular:
mullion
Plural:
mullions

Origin of mullion

  • Alteration of Middle English moniel from Anglo-Norman moynel perhaps from moienel middle from moien from Latin mediānus from medius medhyo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Corruption of munnion, French moignon (“stump of an amputated limb, stump").

    From Wiktionary

Mullion Sentence Examples

  • The Jesse window in the choir of Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, is remarkable in that the tree forms the central mullion, and many of the figures are represented as statuettes on the branches of the upper tracery; other figures are in the stained glass; the whole gives a beautiful example of the combination of glass and carved stonework in one design.

  • The top story contains a large pointed window on each side with a central mullion.

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