Crenel Definition & Meaning
crenel
- 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.)
- a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
- verb
- supply with battlements
Words that rhyme with crenel
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