 crenelle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] 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: | crenation crenel scallop crenature | |
| Related terms: | curve scallop | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement | |
| Synonyms: | crenel | |
| Related terms: | space battlement crenel | |
| Similar spelling: |
crenel crenellate crenellated crenelate crenelated Cromwell crinoline crenulate cranelike crenulated cranial crenelation Cromwellian |
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