mullion
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mullioned windows
mul·lion
(mŭl′yən)n.
A vertical member, as of stone or wood, dividing a window or other opening.
[Alteration of Middle English moniel, from Anglo-Norman moynel, perhaps from moienel, middle, from moien, from Latin mediānus, from medius; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
mul′lioned (mŭl′yənd) adj.
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mullion
(ˈmʌlɪən)n
1. (Architecture) a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen
2. (Physical Geography) one of the ribs on a rock face
vb
(Architecture) (tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc) with mullions
[C16: variant of Middle English munial, from Old French moinel, of unknown origin]
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mul•lion
(ˈmʌl yən)n.
1. a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
v.t. 2. to furnish with, or to form into divisions by the use of, mullions.
[1560–70; metathetic variant of monial (now obsolete), Middle English mo(y)niel, moynel < Anglo-French, probably for Old French *meienel = meien, moien middle (see mean3) + -el < Latin -ālis -al1]
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mullion
Past participle: mullioned
Gerund: mullioning
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| Noun | 1. |  mullion - a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air |
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mullion
n
→ Längs- or Zwischenpfosten m
mullions pl (in Gothic Archit) → Stabwerk nt
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