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MURAL
mural
(adjective) of or relating to walls; āmural paintingā
mural, wall painting
(noun) a painting that is applied to a wall surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mural (plural murals)
A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.
Adjective
mural (not comparable)
Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall.
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep.
Verb
mural (third-person singular simple present murals, present participle (US) muraling or (UK) muralling, simple past and past participle (US) muraled or (UK) muralled)
To create a mural.
Anagrams
• larum, rumal
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"ral, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. muralis, fr. murus wall. See Mure a wall.]
1. Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. "Mural breach." Milton. "Mural fruit." Evelyn.
2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. Mural circle (Astron.), a graduated circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See Circle, n., 3.
– Mural crown (Rom. Antiq.), a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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