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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
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of merlon1

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

Origin of merlon1

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

Friar Jerome, armed with an enormous mace, mounted on a merlon, felled all who came within his reach.

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.

Simon pulled on one end of the rope, and it snaked around the merlon and came rippling down to him.

Something whizzed past Simon's head and struck the brick merlon beside him.

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