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# mullion

«mullion» in Mova's school dictionary: **A vertical (upright) bar of stone or wood that divides a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a mullion, mullions)

### meaning for a pupil

A vertical (upright) bar of stone or wood that divides a window into two or more parts, especially in old churches and Tudor houses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A building and history word: Tudor and Elizabethan houses have «mullioned windows» with many small panes. In The Wind in the Willows Toad Hall and the old castle-gaol have such ancient windows, which make the buildings feel old and grand. In maths: mullions are often at equal spacing – a window 3 m wide with 2 mullions has 3 equal lights.

### examples

- The old manor house had tall mullioned windows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#x1)
- Moonlight shone between the stone mullions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#x2)
- The church window was divided by three mullions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#x3)
- Tudor houses often have mullions and leaded glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#x4)
- A mullion splits the window into narrow parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#x5)
- We drew the castle with its mullioned windows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/#x6)

### note

Countable. Adjective: mullioned. A vertical bar is a mullion; a horizontal one is a «transom».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mullion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mullion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.