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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