crenel

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: scallopcrenationcrenaturecrenellecrenelatecrenellate

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. 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.)Synonyms: scallopcrenationcrenaturecrenelle
  2. a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlementSynonyms: crenelle

Verb (1)

  1. supply with battlementsSynonyms: crenelatecrenellate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. See Crenelle. [1913 Webster]
Crenelle \Cre*nelle"\, Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. [OF. crenel, F. cr?neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.]

1.An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) Same as Crenature. [1913 Webster]

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