Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mullion \Mul"lion\, n. [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon
stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf.
Armor. mo[~n], mou[~n], mank, monk, and also L. mancus
maimed.] (Arch.)
(a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between
the lights of windows, screens, etc.
(b) An upright member of a framing. See Stile.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mullion \Mul"lion\, v. t.
To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mullion
n 1: a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or
panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "mullion":
Samson post, baluster, balustrade, banister, doorjamb, doorpost,
gatepost, hitching post, jamb, king post, milepost, post, signpost,
snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stile, upright