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Definition of Merlon
1. Noun. A solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement.
Definition of Merlon
1. n. One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.
Definition of Merlon
1. Noun. (architecture military) Any of the projections between the embrasures of a battlement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Merlon
1. the solid part of an indented parapet [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Merlon
Literary usage of Merlon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1844)
"... other description; as, a paper-writing, purporting to be an answer. SEE, ante,
the note to Jennings v. merlon College, 8 V. 79. SKIPWITH ». SHIRLEY. ..."
2. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"... especially to the poor.t Under the presidency of De Neville, in the twentieth
year of the King's reign, was held the famous parliament at merlon Abbey, ..."
3. Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of by John Timbs (1855)
"... Defoe and Thomas Day (Sandford and merlon) were educated her-; John Howard,
the philanthropist, lodged here, and married his landlady; Hannah Snell, ..."
4. The Step-mother: A Tale by George Payne Rainsford James (1846)
"... you must add to our present happiness hy letting us hear once more that sweet
voice in song, such as delighted me at Bishop's merlon. ..."
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