crenel
1 of 2noun
cren·el
ˈkrenᵊl
variants or less commonly crenelle
krə̇ˈnel
plural -s
: one of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlement
crenel
2 of 2transitive verb
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creneled or crenelled; creneled or crenelled; creneling or crenelling
ˈkren(ᵊ)liŋ
; crenels : crenellate
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French crenel, from Old French, diminutive of cren notch, from crener to notch, from Medieval Latin crenare, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin crinare to split, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish criathar sieve; akin to Greek krinein to separate
Transitive verb
French créneler, from Old French creneler, from crenel
- disform
- disfranchise
- disfranchised
- disfranchisement
- disfranchisements
- disfranchisers
- disfranchises
- disfranchising
- disfrock
- disfrocked
- disfrocking
- disfrocks
- disfunction
- disfunctions
- disfurnish
- disfurnished
- disfurnishes
- disfurnishing
- disfurnishment
- disfurnishments
- disgarnish
- disgarrison
- disgavel
- disgeneric
- disgenic