merlon

[mur-luhn]

noun

1. (in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.

merlon

/ ˈmɜːlən /

noun

1. fortifications the solid upright section in a crenellated battlement

Word History and Origins

Origin of merlon¹

1695–1705; < French < Italian merlone, augmentative of merlo (in plural, merli battlements) < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of merlon¹

C18: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo battlement

Example Sentences

I showed him my castle walls and how I had constructed new merlons along them.

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The roof had been decorated with stone triangles, or merlons, that ran along its edges like rows of giant, pointy teeth.

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Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth.

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He shoved Urzen away roughly, sending him stumbling back against a merlon.

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The suggestion was eagerly acted upon, and, with the current of popular enthusiasm running so swiftly, the lottery soon filled, and a battery with merlons framed of logs and packed with earth was rapidly erected.

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