Found 2 items, similar to crenel.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: crenel crenel n 1: 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.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenelle] 2: a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement [syn: crenelle] v : supply with battlements [syn: crenelate, crenellate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Crenel Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. See Crenelle. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as Crenature. [1913 Webster]