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cren⋅el
[kren-l] 
noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British
) -elled, -el⋅ling.–noun
| 1. | any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement. |
| 2. | a crenature. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to crenelate. |
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| cren·el (krěn'əl) n.
[Middle English, from Old French; see crenelated.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Crenel
Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. See Crenelle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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crenel
"open space on an embattlement," c.1330, from O.Fr. crenel (12c.), apparently a dim. of cren "notch" (see cranny).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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