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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERLON

n.In fortification, that part of a parapet which lies between two embrasures.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERLON

Mer "lon, n. Etym: [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed ) dim. moerulus.] (Fort. )

 

Defn: One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See Illust. of Battlement.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

merlon

mer lon |ˈmərlən ˈmərlən | ▶noun the solid part of an embattled parapet between two embrasures. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo ‘battlement. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

merlon

merlon |ˈməːlən | ▶noun the solid part of a crenellated parapet between two embrasures. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo ‘battlement ’.