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[F., fr. murer
to wall, fr. mur wall, L. murus. See Mure a
wall.] A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of
a fortified town.

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.

Mur"der (mûr"d&etilde;r), n. [OE.
morder, morther, AS.

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