mullion

[ muhl-yuhn ]

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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.

Origin of mullion

First recorded in 1560–70; metathetic variant of monial

Other words from mullion

un·mul·lioned, adjective

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How to use mullion in a sentence

Then, in the dining-room, those same eyes rested on the coffered ceiling and the portraits and the wide mullioned lattice.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
The north and south aisles had formerly mullioned windows, which are now walled up.
Milton's England | Lucia Ames Mead
On the landing of the staircase stood a boy of eleven or twelve years of age, looking sadly out of the mullioned window.
The Court Jester | Cornelia Baker
A well of moonlight was revealed—a broad, padded seat in front of a tall mullioned window.
What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
It had a minstrels' gallery, a big hall and a little hall, mullioned windows and all the rest of it.
The Gay Cockade | Temple Bailey

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

Origin of mullion

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

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