{ } a. Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. [ Written also anomoural, anomouran. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See Mural. ] An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Outside of the walls, as of a fortified or walled city. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pertaining to activities, such as sports contests, that involve representatives from more than one school. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Lying between walls; inclosed by walls. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Taking place between two different institutions or cities; as, an intermural soccer match between two schools. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Being within the walls, as of a city. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Of or pertaining to those activities occurring within a single institution or organization, such as intramural sports involving students of a single school; an intramural debate within a professional society. [ PJC ]

3. (Anat. & Med.) Being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]