Definition of Merlan

Definition of Merlan

Mer"lon (?), n. [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 Battlement.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(architecture) (military) any of the projections between the embrasures of a battlement

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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