
Meaning of MERLON
| Pronunciation: | | 'murlun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement |
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MERLON is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | battlement, bulwark, crenelation, crenellation, rampart, wall | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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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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