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Definition of Merlons
1. merlon [n] - See also: merlon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Merlons
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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