crenelle

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A form of crenel — The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.

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Meanings

nouncrenelle (plural crenelles)

plural crenelles

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of crenel.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone 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.)

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scallopcrenationcrenaturecrenel
Broader
curvecurved shape

nouna notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement

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crenel
Broader
space
Also see
crenationcrenaturecrenelscallop

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

crenelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenelle

MLA

“crenelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crenelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenelle.

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