cren·el
[kren-l] noun, verb, cren·eled, cren·el·ing or ( especially British ) cren·elled, cren·el·ling. 
l noun
1.
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement. See illus. under battlement.
2.
a crenature.
verb (used with object)
3.
to crenelate.
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crenel or crenelle (ˈkrɛnəl, krɪˈnɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement |
| 2. | another name for crenation |
| [C15: from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna] | |
| crenelle or crenelle | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna] | |
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crenel
"open space on an embattlement," early 14c., from O.Fr. crenel (12c.), apparently a dim. of cren "notch" (see cranny).
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