n. & adj.
--n. a painting executed directly on a wall.
--adj.
1. of or like a wall.
2 on a wall.
Phrases and idioms:
mural crown Rom. Antiq. a crown or garland given to the soldier who was first to scale the wall of a besieged town.
Derivatives:
muralist n.
Etymology: F f. L muralis f. murus wall