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mullion


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  lights  of  windows,  screens,  etc 
  b  An  upright  member  of  a  framing.  See  {Stile}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mullion  \Mul"lion\,  v.  t. 
  To  furnish  with  mullions;  to  divide  by  mullions. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mullion 
  n  :  a  nonstructural  vertical  strip  between  the  casements  or 
  panes  of  a  window  (or  the  panels  of  a  screen) 




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