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noun
The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: embrasure[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crenelle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: space
noun
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenelle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: curve, curved shape
verb
supply with battlements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: crenelate, crenellate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
From Old French crenel ( > modern French créneau), diminutive of cren (“notch”).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
