MULLIONED

mullioned

(adjective) of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of stone; “mullioned windows”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mullioned (not comparable)

(of a window) with mullions

Source: Wiktionary


MULLION

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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10 May 2024

MASQUERADE

(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”


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