mullion

See also: Mullion

English

Etymology

Alteration of monial (“mullion”),[1] or metathesis of Middle English moyniel, both ultimately from[2] Old French moinel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌliən/
  • Rhymes: -ʌliən

Noun

mullion (plural mullions)

  1. (architecture) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
    Hypernyms: glazing bar, muntin
    Coordinate term: transom

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

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

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

References

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mullion”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
  2. ^ “mullion”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Gamilaraay

Alternative forms

Noun

mullion

  1. wedge-tailed eagle, eaglehawk
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