Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Merlon
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Mer"lon
One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.
Etymology: F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed) dim. moerulus
Other Dictionary Sources
- A solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
Wiktionary
Borrowed from French merlon.
- (architecture, military) Any of the projections between the embrasures of a battlement.
- Three at the top of this rook: .
merlon was also found in the following language(s): French