merlon
/ˈməːlən
/noun
The solid part of a crenellated parapet between two embrasures.Crenellations (merlons) on the perimeter of the roof were repaired or rebuilt....
- I leaned on the embrasure between the teeth of the merlons and watched the activity on the streets below slowly die as the shadows drew longer.
- Her fingertips brush absently at a potted plant that sits before her, in one of the gaps between the toothlike blocks of green stone (merlons) that, in a castle, would have protected against enemy arrows.
Origin
Early 18th century: from French, from Italian merlone, from merlo 'battlement'.