English Explanatory Dictionary

mullion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
verb
  1. To shape into divisions by means of mullions.
name
  1. A village and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6719).
  2. A locality in Yass Valley council area, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌliən/

Word forms

mullion mullions mullioning mullioned

Etymology

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

Derived words

Mullion Creek mullioned Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek
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