- mullion
- noun Etymology: probably alteration of monial mullion Date: 1567 a slender vertical member that forms a division between units of a window, door, or screen or is used decoratively • mullion transitive verb
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Mullion — Felsen an der L 106 am südwestlichen Ortsausgang von Dedenborn. Blick auf die Unterseite einer in Mullions zerlegten Grauwackenbank. Mit Mullion oder Mullion Struktur wird in der Geologie eine regelmäßig zerteilte, harte Gesteinsbank bezeichnet,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mullion F.C. — Mullion Full name Mullion Football Club Founded Unknown Ground Clifden Park, Mullion (Capacity: Unknown) Chairman Unknown … Wikipedia
Mullion — Mul lion, v. t. To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mullion — Mul lion, n. [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf. Armor. mo[ n], mou[ n], mank, monk, and also L. mancus maimed.] (Arch.) (a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mullion — (spr. mölljĕn), Dorf in der engl. Grafschaft Cornwall, 8 km nördlich vom Vorgebirge Lizard, mit berühmter Höhle und (1901) 673 Einw … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
mullion — (n.) vertical column between the lights of a window, 1560s, metathesis of M.E. moyniel (early 14c.), from Anglo Fr. moinel, noun use of moienel (adj.) middle, from O.Fr. meien intermediate, mean (see MEAN (Cf. mean) (adj.)). Related: Mullioned … Etymology dictionary
mullion — ► NOUN ▪ a vertical bar between the panes of glass in a window. DERIVATIVES mullioned adjective. ORIGIN probably an altered form of obsolete monial, from Old French moinel middle … English terms dictionary
mullion — [mul′yən] n. [prob. altered < OFr moienel < moien, median < L medianus, middle: see MID1] a slender, vertical dividing bar between the lights of windows, doors, etc. vt. to furnish with or divide by mullions mullioned adj … English World dictionary
Mullion — For other uses, see Mullion (disambiguation). A mullioned window in the church of San Francesco of Lodi, Lombardy … Wikipedia
mullion — UK [ˈmʌljən] / US noun [countable] Word forms mullion : singular mullion plural mullions a piece of metal, wood, or stone used for separating the pieces of glass in a window Derived word: mullioned adjective … English dictionary
