Word: merlon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
lon
Definition: Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
Morphemes:
Affix: merlon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: merlo
Language: it
Decoded: merlo
Meaning: merlon
Affix: -one
Language: it
Decoded: -one
Meaning: suffix forming augmentatives