mullion

[ muhl-yuh n ]

/ ˈmʌl yən /

Architecture

noun

a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.

one of the radiating bars of a rose window or the like.

verb (used with object)

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

Nearby words

mulligan, mulligatawny, mulligrubs, mulliken, mullingar, mullion, mullis, mullite, mullock, mulloway, mulroney

Origin of mullion

First recorded in 1560–70; metathetic variant of monial

Related formsun·mul·lioned, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mullion

The upper part is arched, and down the centre of the arch runs a mullion.
Curious Church Customs|Various
An upright piano replaced the grand piano of Mullion House, now dedicated to the drawing-room.
The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens
The end of the ram smote the mullion fairly and powerfully, where it was already cracked.
Peccavi|E. W. Hornung
Members of other clubs talked about him and Mullion, the head-porter, with sighs of regret.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

Don't you think you ought to have lived on in Mullion House?
The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for mullion

mullion

/ (ˈmʌlɪən) /

noun

a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen

one of the ribs on a rock face

verb

(tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions

Word Origin for mullion

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

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Word Origin and History for mullion

mullion

"vertical column between the lights of a window," 1560s, metathesis of Middle English moyniel (early 14c.), from Anglo-French moinel, noun use of moienel (adj.) "middle," from Old French meien "intermediate, mean" (see mean (adj.)). Related: Mullioned.