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mullion

[ muhl-yuhn ]

noun

  1. a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
  2. one of the radiating bars of a rose window or the like.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions.

mullion

/ ˈmʌlɪən /

noun

  1. a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen
  2. one of the ribs on a rock face
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • un·mullioned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mullion1

First recorded in 1560–70; metathetic variant of monial
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mullion1

C16: variant of Middle English munial, from Old French moinel, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

With the exception of four quatrefoils (placed above each alternate mullion) it is composed of trefoils.

The lead that soldered the bar into the strong stone mullion held, and would have held against the strength of four.

Here, the windows in the body of the building take flattened elliptic heads; and they are divided by one mullion and one transom.

Hugh moved slowly to the window, and leaned his throbbing forehead against the stone mullion.

There are many records of wrecks at Mullion Cove and the cliffs between it and the Lizard.

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