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crenel

cre·nel

UK/ˈkɹɛnəl/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

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.)

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2.

a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement

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verb

1.

supply with battlements

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Origin

From Old French crenel ( > modern French créneau), diminutive of cren (“notch”).

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