mullion

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word mullion. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word mullion, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say mullion in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word mullion you have here. The definition of the word mullion will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmullion, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Mullion

English

A mullioned window.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia