merlon

[ mur-luhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

merlon

/ ˈmɜːlən /

Origin of merlon¹

1695–1705; < French < Italian merlone, augmentative of merlo (in plural, merli battlements) < ?

Origin of merlon¹

C18: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo battlement

Friar Jerome, armed with an enormous mace, mounted on a merlon, felled all who came within his reach.

The same is also found in Italian battlements, where the merlon is of much greater height and is capped in a peculiar fashion.

Then, making one end fast to a merlon, he slid down after her.

Simon pulled on one end of the rope, and it snaked around the merlon and came rippling down to him.

Something whizzed past Simon's head and struck the brick merlon beside him.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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