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Crenelate

Cren′el-ate

(kr?n′?l-?t or kr?′n?l-?t)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crenelated
(-?ˊt?d)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crenelating
(-?ˊt?ng)
.]
[LL.
crenellare
,
kernellare
: cf. F.
cr[GREEK]neler
to indent. See
Crenelle
.]
[Written also
crenellate
.]
1.
To furnish with crenelles.
2.
To indent; to notch;
as, a
crenelated
leaf
.
Crenelated molding
(Arch.)
,
a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.

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crenelate

crenelate

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Verb

crenelate (third-person singular simple present crenelates, present participle crenelating, simple past and past participle crenelated)

  1. To furnish with crenelles.
  2. To indent; to notch.
    crenelated leaf

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