name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmʌliən/
rhymes with -ʌliən
1
name
Meaning 1
A village and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6719).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A locality in Yass Valley council area, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glazing bar, muntin
4
verb
Meaning 4
To shape into divisions by means of mullions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strip, slip
History
Etymology
Alteration of monial (“mullion”), or metathesis of Middle English moyniel, both ultimately from Old French moinel.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
mainell
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Chinese Mandarin:
豎框 /竖框
(shùkuāng)
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Czech:
sloupek
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Dutch:
middenstijl
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Esperanto:
fenestrofosto
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Finnish:
jakokarmi
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
French:
meneau
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Galician:
mainel
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
German:
Pfosten
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
German:
Mittelpfosten
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
German:
Stulp
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Italian:
montante
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Italian:
colonnina
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Macedonian:
шпросна
(šprosna)
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Norman:
entré-panné
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Polish:
pionowa szczeblina
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Polish:
pionowy szpros
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Portuguese:
mainel
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Russian:
средник
(srednik)
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Spanish:
mainel
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Swedish:
fönsterpost
— vertical bar between the casements of a window
Swedish:
spröjs
— vertical bar between the casements of a window