mul|lion

mul|lion
mul|lion «MUHL yuhn», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a vertical bar between the panes of a window, the panels in the wall of a room, or used between other surfaces as decoration.
2. a radiating bar in a round window.
–v.t.
to divide or provide with mullions. Also, munnion.
╂[alteration of Middle English muniall or monial < Old French moienel in the middle < meien < Latin mediānus median < medius middle]

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