mural

Etymology

Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”).

noun

1. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

adj

1. Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall.
   a mural quadrant
2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep.
   a mural precipice

verb

1. To create a mural.
   Today savvy operators and designers are stenciling, streaking, stippling, spattering, sponging, mirroring, muraling and marbleizing their way to wonderful walls. 1987, Cahners Publishing Company, Restaurants & Institutions, Volume 97, Issues 5-7
   Its walls were devoutly muraled by artists from the John Reed Club, a Communist-controlled cultural organization. 2014, Whittaker Chambers, Witness