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crenel

(kren′əl)

noun

any of the indentations or loopholes in the top of a battlement or wall; embrasure

Origin: OFr, dim. < VL crena, a notch: see crenate

transitive verb creneled or crenelled, creneling or crenelling

to crenelate

See crenel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An open space or notch between two merlons in a battlement or crenelated wall.
A crenature.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French; see crenelated

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