crenel
crenel definition
crenel (kren′əl)
noun
any of the indentations or loopholes in the top of a battlement or wall; embrasure
also crenelle cre·nelle′ (kri nel′)
Etymology: OFr, dim. < VL crena, a notch: see crenate
transitive verb creneled -·eled or crenelled -·elled, creneling -·el·ing or crenelling -·el·ling
to crenelate
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