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mullion¹

  • /ˈmʌliən/

Rhymes with -ʌliən

Where it comes from

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

noun mullions

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

verb mullions · mullioning · mullioned

  1. transitive To shape into divisions by means of mullions.

Mullion²

proper noun

  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.

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noun vertical bar between the casements of a window

Españolmainel
中文豎框 /竖框 shùkuāng
Portuguêsmainel
Françaismeneau
DeutschPfosten, Mittelpfosten, Stulp
Italianomontante, colonnina
Русскийсредник srednik

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"mullion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mullion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mullion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mullion

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"mullion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mullion.

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@misc{mullion_2026,
  title = {mullion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mullion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}