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Mural crown
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. 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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- A mural crown (Latin: corona muralis) is a crown or headpiece representing city walls, towers, or fortresses. In classical antiquity, it was an emblem...
- Mexico; he named it in Spanish pintura mural (English: wall painting). In ancient Roman times, a mural crown was given to the fighter who was first to...
- a grand ducal crown, but it was soon removed, in 1920. Today, some cities use coronets, e.g. Pori has a mural crown and Vaasa a Crown of Nobility.[citation...
- of fate. The mural crown's significance is that it identifies her as the goddess of the city, and in the case of Sparta her mural crown depicted a part...
- related to Naval crowns. Astral crown Camp crown Celestial crown Civic crown Gr**** crown Mural crown Naval heraldry Laurel wreath Naval Crown definition. Libro...
- version Coat of arms of Basque Country, Spain Laurel wreath Camp crown Mural crown Naval crown Diadem Pliny (1986). "Book 16, Section 5". Natural History....
- (the crown was presented by the Roman Senate as a political homage rather than a military award) Camp crown Mural crown Civic crown Naval crown Laurel...
- Civic Crown, of a citizen Gr**** Crown, of a city Mural crown, in scaling city walls Naval crown, in boarding an enemy ship Crown Melbourne Crown Perth...
- Cambridge") is inscribed on a pedestal bearing a lactating woman wearing a mural crown. In reference works of English etymology, often the first university-related...
- Bavaria with a people's crown Coat of arms of Berlin with a hybrid crown which combines elements of both a Laubkrone and a mural crown Coat of arms of Hesse...