mural

mural
\ \ [16] The Latin for ‘wall’ was mūrus, derivatives of which have given English immure [16] and mural. It came from an earlier form moerus, to which was related moeniawalls’, source of the verb mūnīrefortify, defend’. This has given English munimentdocumentary proof of ownership, which ‘defends’ one’s right to something’ [15] and munition [16] (whence ammunition).
\ \ Cf.AMMUNITION, IMMURE, MUNIMENT, MUNITION

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  • mural — mural …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • mural — mural, ale, aux [ myral, o ] adj. • murail 1355; rare av. XVIIIe; lat. muralis 1 ♦ Archéol. Couronne murale, qui était décernée au guerrier monté le premier à l assaut des murailles d une place forte. 2 ♦ Didact. Des murs. Plantes murales. 3 ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • mural — mural, ale (mu ral, ra l ) adj. 1°   De mur, qui a rapport aux murs. •   On a donné le nom de sel mural au natron qui se forme contre les vieux murs ; il est ordinairement mêlé d une grande quantité de substance calcaire, BUFF. Min. t. III, p.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • mural — MURÁL, Ă, murali, e, adj. Aflat pe un zid; destinat să stea pe un perete. ♢ Pictură murală = pictură care, datorită tehnicii folosite, aderă perfect la zidul pe care este executată. Hartă murală = hartă mare de atârnat pe perete. – Din fr. mural …   Dicționar Român

  • Mural — 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. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mural — sustantivo masculino 1. Obra pictórica o escultórica, decorativa o informativa que se realiza sobre una pared o parte de ella: Un mural gigantesco representa la historia del pueblo azteca. 2. Periódico o letrero que se escribe o se cuelga sobre… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • mural — (Del lat. murālis). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al muro. 2. Dicho de una cosa: Que, extendida, ocupa una buena parte de pared o muro. Mapa mural. 3. m. Pintura o decoración mural. ☛ V. círculo mural, corona mural …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • mural — (n.) painting on a wall, 1921, short for mural painting (1850), from mural (adj.) pertaining to walls (mid 15c.), from L. muralis of a wall, from murus wall (Old L. moiros, moerus), from PIE *mei to fix; to build fences or fortifications (Cf. O.E …   Etymology dictionary

  • mural — Algo que se localiza sobre o contra la pared de una cavidad, como los trombos murales que se sitúan en la pared anterior del corazón. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • mûral — mûral, ale (mu ral, ra l ) adj. Terme de médecine. Calculs mûraux, calculs vésicaux, dont la surface est hérissée de tubercules qui leur donnent quelque ressemblance avec une mûre …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • mùrāl — m 〈G murála〉 lik. zidna slika velikog formata, na otvorenom prostoru urbane cjeline ✧ {{001f}}lat …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

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