mullion
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.
to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions.
Origin of mullion
1Other words from mullion
- un·mul·lioned, adjective
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How to use mullion in a sentence
The mullions, or radii, are all faced with small pillars and capitals, and lined with the dog-toothed quatrefoil.
The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral | George S. PhillipsThe circle of the central pediment is divided by mullions into eight lights, under trefoil arches radiating from an orb.
The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral | George S. PhillipsIt was built of nice old red stone, or brick, with grey mullions and gables to the roof.
Grandmother Dear | Mrs. MolesworthThe westernmost window is smaller than the rest, and is of three lights, with the mullions carried up through the head.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles HallettAs is often the case in late work, there are no sub-arches in the tracery, and the mullions are carried up through the head.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
British Dictionary definitions for mullion
/ (ˈmʌlɪən) /
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
(tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions
Origin of mullion
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