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mullion

/ˈmʌliən/

mullion noun: a vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.

mullion: a vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen
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Noun

mullion (plural mullions)

  1. A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.

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.

Proper noun capitalized: Mullion

Mullion

  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.

mullion meaning in Tamil

mullion in Tamil

பலகணி இடைக்கால்

Forms of mullion

Noun
pluralmullions
Verb
third-person singular presentmullions
present participlemullioning
past participlemullioned
pastmullioned

Origin of mullion

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

Words formed from mullion

Words that rhyme with mullion

Questions about mullion

What does mullion mean?
Mullion means a vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
What is mullion in Tamil?
Mullion in Tamil is பலகணி இடைக்கால். See Mullion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mullion?
Mullion can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mullion?
Mullion is pronounced /ˈmʌliən/.
What is the plural of mullion?
The plural of mullion is mullions.

Words near mullion in the dictionary

  1. Mullinix
  2. Mullinixes
  3. Mullins
  4. Mullins effect
  5. Mullins effects
  6. mullion
  7. Mullion Creek
  8. mullioned
  9. mullioning
  10. mullionings
  11. mullions

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