Definition of Crenelles. Meaning of Crenelles. Synonyms of Crenelles

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Definition of Crenelles

Crenelle
Crenelle Cre*nelle", Crenel Cre*nel" (kr?-n?l"), n. [OF. crenel, F. cr?neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.] 1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement. 2. (Bot.) Same as Crenature.
crenelle
Crenature Cren"a*ture (kr?n"?-t?r or kr?"n?-; 135), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; -- called also crenelle. 2. The state of being crenated or notched.

Meaning of Crenelles from wikipedia

- crenel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An embrasure (or crenel or crenelle; sometimes called gunhole in the domain of gunpowder-era architecture)...
- the defences. These gaps are termed embrasures, also called crenels or crenelles, and a wall or building with them is described as crenellated; alternative...
- Or. Shield Or on a chevron Vair three billets of the first on a chief crenellé Gules a tower proper between two fleurs-de-lis Or. Supporters Two war horses...
- Escutcheon Or on a chevron Vair three billets of the first on a chief crenellé Gules a tower proper between two fleurs-de-lis Or. Supporters Two war horses...
- Escutcheon Or on a chevron Vair three billets of the first on a chief crenellé Gules a tower proper between two fleurs-de-lis Or. Supporters Two war horses...
- appears in a large square stone panel at the roofline, surmounted by three crenelles with stone caps. It is located within the boundaries of the Crisfield...
- professional body, the Faculty of Actuaries, and the "fess brettessed the crenelles semicircular" (the purple buttressed line crossing the oak) represents...
- defenders showed that they sufficed to man only a half or a third of the crenelles, and they were deficient in both armament and morale. News of Murad's...
- 1981 Cerreto (Ire) 1970 Claude (Ity) 1964 Hornbeam (GB) Aigue-Vive (Fr) Crenelle (GB) 1960 Crepello (GB) Mulberry Harbour (GB) Fold (Aus) 1966 Lupus (GB)...
- (2 ft) wide, paved with bricks and running all along the walls behind the crenelles. On each face of the walls are three gateways placed at equal distances...