Crossword-Solution: MERLON
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Merlon | n. | One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement. |
We have 7 clues for the answer “MERLON”
| Clue | Answers |
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| PARAPET, solid portion of | 1 answer |
| SOLID portion of parapet | 1 answer |
| a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement | 1 answer |
| solid upright section in a crenellated battlement | 1 answer |
| Toothlike part | 2 answers |
| Battlement | 10 answers |
| CASTLE part | 31 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETAER
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greedy person
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Sentences with MERLON (5)
And now the mouth of the Sweet Waters, shallowed by a wide extended osier bank, came into view; and the Castle was visible from base to upper merlon, the donjon, in relief against the blackened sky, rising more ghostly than ever.
One ball struck a few feet below a merlon of the Bagdad, and when the dust blew away, an ugly crack was seen in the exposed face of the wall, extending below the roof.
The dazzling whiteness of Miss Merlon's skin, the admirable outlines of her throat and bust, and the flush which pleasure gave her cheeks, contributed largely to the beauty of the picture.
And Huon?--Still his daring arm Was lifted in his country's aid, Though life had lost its sunniest charm, And o'er the future hung a shade; And time would fail me now to tell Of all the deeds his valor wrought, How, when Fort Moultrie's color fell, He mounted 'mid the flames and shot The merlon height, and fixed on high The starry banner 'mid the sky.
This feature, which is found in all the oldest Portuguese castles such as that of Almourol on an island in the Tagus near Abrantes, and even on some churches such as the old cathedral at Coimbra and the later church at Leça de Balio, is one of the most distinct legacies left by the Moors: here the front of each merlon is perpendicular to the top, but more usually it is finished in a small sharp pyramid.