crenel

{ } n. [ OF. crenel, F. cr&unr_;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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Same as Crenature. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crenelated p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating ] [ LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr&unr_;neler to indent. See Crenelle. ] [ Written also crenellate. ] 1. To furnish with crenelles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; as, a crenelated molding.
Syn. -- embattled, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle; -- of a building.
Syn. -- battlemented, castellated, castled, crenellated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [ Written also crenellation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]