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crenelated

[kren-l-ey-tid]

cren·el·at·ed

[kren-l-ey-tid]
adjective
furnished with crenelations, as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.
Also, especially British, cren·el·lat·ed.


Origin:
1815–25; crenelate + -ed2

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cren·el·ate

[kren-l-eyt] verb, cren·el·at·ed, cren·el·at·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to furnish with crenels or battlements.
adjective
Also, especially British, cren·el·late.


Origin:
1815–25; < French crénel(er) to crenelate (see crenel) + -ate1

cren·el·a·tion; especially British, cren·el·la·tion, noun
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crenellated or (US) crenelated (ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd)
 
adj
1.  having battlements
2.  (of a moulding, etc) having square indentations
 
crenelated or (US) crenelated
 
adj

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