mullion

[ muhl-yuhn ]

/ ˈmʌl yən /

Architecture

noun

a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.

one of the radiating bars of a rose window or the like.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions.

Origin of mullion

First recorded in 1560–70; metathetic variant of monial

OTHER WORDS FROM mullion

un·mul·lioned, adjective

Words nearby mullion

mulligan, mulligatawny, mulligrubs, Mulliken, Mullingar, mullion, Mullis, mullite, mullock, mull over, mulloway

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Example sentences from the Web for mullion

The upper part is arched, and down the centre of the arch runs a mullion.
Curious Church Customs|Various
An upright piano replaced the grand piano of Mullion House, now dedicated to the drawing-room.
The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens
The end of the ram smote the mullion fairly and powerfully, where it was already cracked.
Peccavi|E. W. Hornung
Members of other clubs talked about him and Mullion, the head-porter, with sighs of regret.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

Don't you think you ought to have lived on in Mullion House?
The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for mullion

mullion

/ (ˈmʌlɪən) /

noun

a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen

one of the ribs on a rock face

verb

(tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions

Word Origin for mullion

C16: variant of Middle English munial, from Old French moinel, of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mullion
释义	mullion [ muhl-yuhn ] / ˈmʌl yən / Architecture noun a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like. one of the radiating bars of a rose window or the like. verb (used with object) to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions. Origin of mullion First recorded in 1560–70; metathetic variant of monial OTHER WORDS FROM mullion un·mul·lioned, adjective Words nearby mullion mulligan, mulligatawny, mulligrubs, Mulliken, Mullingar, mullion, Mullis, mullite, mullock, mull over, mulloway Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mullion The upper part is arched, and down the centre of the arch runs a mullion. Curious Church Customs\|Various An upright piano replaced the grand piano of Mullion House, now dedicated to the drawing-room. The Way of Ambition\|Robert Hichens The end of the ram smote the mullion fairly and powerfully, where it was already cracked. Peccavi\|E. W. Hornung Members of other clubs talked about him and Mullion, the head-porter, with sighs of regret. The Drunkard\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull Don't you think you ought to have lived on in Mullion House? The Way of Ambition\|Robert Hichens British Dictionary definitions for mullion mullion / (ˈmʌlɪən) / noun a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen one of the ribs on a rock face verb (tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions Word Origin for mullion C16: variant of Middle English munial, from Old French moinel, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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