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Merlon

A merlon is the solid, upright section of a battlement (a crenellated parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures, or tooth-like slits designed for observation and fire. The space between two merlons is called a crenel, and a succession of merlons and crenels is a crenellation. Crenels…

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As part of battlements

GhibellineGuelphWimpergQuatrefoilRoman times
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Etymology

FrenchItalianLatinPitchforkWall
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Later use

Gothic Revival
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BattlementCrenellatedParapetMedieval architectureEmbrasures
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Merlon

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples18
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Merlon

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related to As part of battlements · 10
Merlon → African, As, European, Ghibelline, Guelph, Islamic, Middle Ages, Other, Some, The
related to Etymology · 5
Merlon → An, French, Italian, Latin, The
related to Later use · 2
Merlon → After, Gothic Revival
is a · 1
Merlon → solid

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merlons also battlements medieval later embrasures fortifications designed called crenels wall part use century buildings could decorative two etymology latin

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Merlonis asolid0.90text
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsAs0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsThe0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsSome0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsEuropean0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsMiddle Ages0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsGhibelline0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsGuelph0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsOther0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsIslamic0.60section
Merlonrelated to As part of battlementsAfrican0.60section
Merlonrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section

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