crenelle

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: cre=nelle

CIDE DICTIONARY

crenelle, n. [OF. crenel, F. crneau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.].

•  An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.  [1913 Webster]
•  Same as Crenature.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

crenelle

Notch

N notch, dent, nick, cut, indent, indentation, dimple, embrasure, battlement, machicolation, saw, tooth, crenelle, scallop, scollop, vandyke, depression, jag, notched, crenate, crenated, dentate, dentated, denticulate, denticulated, toothed, palmated, serrated.