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merlon

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mer=lon

CIDE DICTIONARY

merlonn. [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed) dim. moerulus.].
     One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

merlon, n. the solid part of an embattled parapet between two embrasures.

Etymology
F f. It. merlone f. merlo battlement

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