MULLION

mullion

(noun) a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mullion (plural mullions)

A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.

Coordinate term: transom

Hypernyms: glazing bar, muntin

Verb

mullion (third-person singular simple present mullions, present participle mullioning, simple past and past participle mullioned)

(transitive) To shape into divisions by means of mullions.

Anagrams

• luminol

Source: Wiktionary


Mul"lion, n. Etym: [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf. Armor. moñ, mouñ, mank, monk, and also L. mancus maimed.] (Arch.) (a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc. (b) An upright member of a framing. See Stile.

Mul"lion, v. t.

Definition: To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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