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MERLON
merlon
(noun) a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
merlon (plural merlons)
(architecture, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
Synonyms: cop, embattle (heraldry)
Etymology 2
Noun
merlon (plural merlons)
Alternative spelling of merlin (“a small falcon, Falco columbarius”)
Notes
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"lon, n. Etym: [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed) dim. moerulus.] (Fort.)
Definition: One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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