crenel

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. 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.)
  2. noun a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
  3. verb supply with battlements

Etymology

From Old French crenel ( > modern French créneau), diminutive of cren (“notch”).

Synonyms

scallop, crenation, crenature, crenelle

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