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merlon
mer·lon [ múrlən ] (plural mer·lons)


noun 
Definition:
 
wall between openings: a solid part between two openings crenels in a battlement, e.g. on a castle
[Early 18th century. Via French< Italian merlone "large battlement" < merlo "battlement"]
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