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Mural

Mural Meaning & Definition
Mural Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mural?

[n] a painting that is applied to a wall surface
[adj] of or relating to walls; "mural painting"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mural: wall painting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mural: abstract | abstraction | altarpiece | block print | collage | color print | copy | cyclorama | daub | diptych | engraving | fresco | icon | illumination | illustration | image | likeness | miniature | montage | mosaic | panorama | parietal | partitioned | photograph | picture | print | representation | reproduction | septal | stained glass window | stencil | still life | tableau | tapestry | triptych | wall painting | walled

See Also | fresco | painting | picture

Mural In Webster's Dictionary

\Mu"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. muralis, fr. murus wall. See {Mure} a wall.] 1. Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. ``Mural breach.'' --Milton. ``Mural fruit.'' --Evelyn. 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. {Mural circle} (Astron.), a graduated circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See {Circle}, n., 3. {Mural crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard.

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