About The Word Mural
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Mural
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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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