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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F., perh. fr. L.

moerus

, for

murus

a wall, through (assumed) dim.

moerulus

(Fort.)

One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of

Noun.

In fortification, that part of a parapet which lies between two embrasures.

See also: merlon

merlón m ‎(plural merlones)