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Webster 1913 Edition


Mural

Mu′ral

,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
muralis
, fr.
murus
wall. See
Mure
a wall.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall;
as, a
mural
quadrant
.
“Mural breach.”
Milton.
“Mural fruit.”
Evelyn.
2.
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep;
as, a
mural
precipice
.
Mural circle
(Astron.)
,
a graduated circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular wall; – used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See
Circle
,
Noun.
, 3.
–
Mural crown
(Rom. Antiq.)
,
a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mural

MU'RAL

,
Adj.
[L. muralis, from murus, a wall.]
1.
Pertaining to a wall.
--Soon repaired her mural breach.
2.
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as a mural precipice.
Mural crown, among the ancient Romans, a golden crown or circle of gold, indented and embattled, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.