| 单词 | embrasure |
| 释义 | embrasure —embrasured, adj. /em bray"zheuhr/, n. 1. (in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged. 2. Archit. a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall. 3. Dentistry. the space between adjacent teeth. [1695-1705; < F, equiv. to embras(er) to enlarge a window or door opening, make an embrasure (appar. the same v. as embraser to set on fire (see EMBRACE2), though sense shift unclear) + -ure -URE] |
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