: a slender vertical member that forms a division between units of a window, door, or screen or is used decoratively
mullion
transitive verb
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Defined by an angular stucco façade and art glass windows with wood mullions, the home was among the first of Wright’s to feature a flat roof.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
There are endless options from pane styles to number of mullions.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
To create the facade of the tower, glass from Minnesota and aluminum mullions from South Korea were shipped to Singapore for assembly; the windows were then shipped to New York.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 12 June 2024
In this photograph, two Black passengers sit at the rear of a New Orleans streetcar while four white passengers sit at the front; all look out from a row of windows, the mullions between them emphasizing their strict separation.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Not because of the large window profiles and reduced mullions on the upper decks that enhance the view, or the extended flydeck with a large Jacuzzi for soaks and cocktails.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
Daniel and Feldman were so exacting about the symmetry between the upper windows and the doors below that the couple made sure that when the sliding doors were closed, the edges lined up with the mullions above.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
Architectural details include eyebrow dormer windows, two-story columns and spiderweb mullion windows, according to Ms. Seery.
—Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
Then, spread glue in the back rail mortises and on the mullion tenons.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
There are endless options from pane styles to number of mullions.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
To create the facade of the tower, glass from Minnesota and aluminum mullions from South Korea were shipped to Singapore for assembly; the windows were then shipped to New York.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 12 June 2024
In this photograph, two Black passengers sit at the rear of a New Orleans streetcar while four white passengers sit at the front; all look out from a row of windows, the mullions between them emphasizing their strict separation.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Not because of the large window profiles and reduced mullions on the upper decks that enhance the view, or the extended flydeck with a large Jacuzzi for soaks and cocktails.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
Daniel and Feldman were so exacting about the symmetry between the upper windows and the doors below that the couple made sure that when the sliding doors were closed, the edges lined up with the mullions above.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
Architectural details include eyebrow dormer windows, two-story columns and spiderweb mullion windows, according to Ms. Seery.
—Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
Then, spread glue in the back rail mortises and on the mullion tenons.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
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“Mullion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullion. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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mullion
noun
mul·lion
ˈməl-yən 
: a slender upright bar which separates sections of windows, doors, or screens
mullion
verb
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