SUPREMW WORD DU JOUR: MULLION!!

SUPREME WORD DU JOUR: MULLION 

PRONUNCIATION: (MUHL-yuhn)

 MEANING:

(noun): A vertical piece of stone, wood, metal, etc., dividing a window or other opening.

ETYMOLOGY:

 From transposition of sounds of Middle English moniel, from Anglo-Norman moynel, from Latin medius (middle). Ultimately from the Indo-European root medhyo- (middle), which is also the source of middle, mean, medium, medal (originally a coin worth a halfpenny), mezzanine, mediocre, Mediterranean, moiety, and Hindi madhya (middle). Earliest documented use: 1556.

USAGE: "When it comes to hanging wall art, don't overlook the mullion bar between two windows."
Joshua Lyon; The Makeover Issue; Country Living (Pittsburgh); Sep 2013.

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