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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Mer"lon\, n. [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall,
through (assumed) dim. moerulus.] (Fort.)
One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a
battlement. See Illust. of {Battlement}.
| Pronunciation: | 'murlun | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement | ||
| See Also: | battlement, bulwark, crenelation, crenellation, rampart, wall | ||
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| Definition: | \Mer"lon\, n. [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall,
through (assumed) dim. moerulus.] (Fort.)
One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a
battlement. See Illust. of {Battlement}.
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