of or pertaining to a wall; on a wall; painted on a wall; attached to a wall; resembling a wall
painting on a wall, fresco
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Mural Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice.
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant.
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\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." "mural fruit."
2. resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice.
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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.
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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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adj : of or relating to walls; "mural painting" n : a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: wall painting ]
Noun
1. a painting that is applied to a wall surface
(synonym) wall painting
(hypernym) painting, picture
(hyponym) fresco
Adjective
1. of or relating to walls; "mural painting"
(pertainym) wall
Mural Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.
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