mural
pronunciation
How to pronounce mural in British English:
UK [ˈmjʊərəl]
How to pronounce mural in American English:
US [ˈmjʊrəl]
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- Noun:
- a painting that is applied to a wall surface
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to walls
Word Origin
- 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 moenia ‘walls’, source of the verb mūnīre ‘fortify, defend’. This has given English muniment ‘documentary proof of ownership, which ‘defends’ one’s right to something’ [15] and munition [16] (whence ammunition).=> ammunition, immure, muniment, munition
- mural (n.)
- painting on a wall, 1921, short for mural painting (1850), from mural (adj.) "pertaining to walls" (mid-15c.), from Latin muralis "of a wall," from murus "wall" (Old Latin moiros, moerus), from PIE *mei- "to fix; to build fences or fortifications" (cognates: Old English mære "boundary, border, landmark;" Old Norse -mæri "boundary, border-land;" Latin munire "to fortify, protect").
Example
- 1. To make room for a mural
- 2. The mural depicts an actual king , rather than a god , and accurately renders his court .
- 3. One of the attractions was a giant mural named " water-splashing festival : a paean of life " .
- 4. The mural features sandblasted images of soldiers from the war , depicting the cooperative effort between the different branches of the military .
- 5. The figure allegedly appears when the 15th century mural painting is superimposed with its mirror image , and both are made partially transparent .