Definition of Merlons

1. Noun. (plural of merlon) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Merlons

1. merlon [n] - See also: merlon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Merlons

merknight
merks
merl
merlady
merland
merle
merled
merles
merlin
merling
merlings
merlinoite
merlins
merlion
merlon
merlons (current term)
merlot
merlots
merls
merlucciid
merlucciids
merluce
merm
mermaid
mermaid's purse
mermaid deformity
mermaid syndrome
mermaiden
mermaidens
mermaidlike

Literary usage of Merlons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Castles of the Morea by Kevin Andrews (2006)
"... is car- Above runs a crenellated parapet 5 to 6 feet ried on three relieving arches, depressed and high, with square merlons 3 feet wide. ..."

2. Architecture and Urbanization in Colonial Chiapas, Mexico by Sidney David Markman (1984)
"The merlons set on the corners and at the base of the truncated pyramidal peak of the gable cannot be dated on stylistic grounds since merlons of this type ..."

3. Attack and Defence of Coast Fortifications by Edward Maguire (1884)
"The magazines are under the gun-floor; the lifts for the cartridges being close behind the merlons, and those for the shells farther to the rear. ..."

4. Rules, Chiefly Deduced from Experiment, for Conducting the Practical by Charles William Pasley (1841)
"But as there are only portions of a ditch in front of the centers of the great merlons, and in front of the shoulders,, including also the small 3 feet ..."

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