MERKIN
Mer"kin, n.
Defn: Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.
MERL; MERLE
Merl, Merle, n. Etym: [F. merle, L. merula, merulus. Cf. Ousel.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: The European blackbird. See Blackbird. Drayton.
MERLIN Mer"lin, n. Etym: [OE. merlion, F. émerillon ; cf. OHG. smirl, G. schmerl ; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. æsalon).
MERLING
Mer"ling, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European whiting.
MERLON Mer"lon, n. Etym: [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall, through (assumed) dim. moerulus.] (Fort.)
Defn: One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement.
See Illust. of Battlement.