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Meaning
Noun
●
In Architectural elements & Military:
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.
●
In Falconids:
Alternative
spelling
of
merlin
(“a small
falco
n, Falco columbarius”)
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