About The Word Crenelle
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Crenelle
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What's The Definition Of Crenelle?
[n] a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
[n] 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 | Synonyms for Crenelle: crenation | crenature | crenel | crenel | scallop Related Terms | Find terms related to Crenelle: See Also | battlement | crenelation | crenellation | curve | curved shape | space Crenelle In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
2. (Bot.) Same as {Crenature}.
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