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1. (n.) crenel
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
Etymology: (1475–85; < MF, OF, appar. dim. of MF cren notch, OF cran; cf. crenate , cranny)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
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.)
2. (verb) crenel, crenelle
a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
3. (verb) crenel, crenelate, crenellate
supply with battlements
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1. (noun) crenel
see Crenelle
2. (noun) crenel
an embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement
3. (noun) crenel
same as Crenature
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