merlon
[ mur-luhn ]
/ ˈmɜr lən /
noun
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
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Origin of merlon
1695–1705; <French <Italian merlone, augmentative of merlo (in plural, merli battlements) < ?
Words nearby merlon
merkin, merle, Merleau-Ponty, merlin, Merlo, merlon, Merlot, mermaid, mermaid's purse, mermaid's wineglass, Mermaid Tavern
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Example sentences from the Web for merlon
The same is also found in Italian battlements, where the merlon is of much greater height and is capped in a peculiar fashion.
Then, making one end fast to a merlon, he slid down after her.
The Devil in Iron|Robert E. HowardSimon pulled on one end of the rope, and it snaked around the merlon and came rippling down to him.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert SheaFriar Jerome, armed with an enormous mace, mounted on a merlon, felled all who came within his reach.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
British Dictionary definitions for merlon
merlon
/ (ˈmɜːlən) /
noun
fortifications the solid upright section in a crenellated battlement
Word Origin for merlon
C18: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo battlement
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