04-13-2007, 12:24 PM
I was using this word and someone said "What's CRENEL(L)ATED mean?"....
Noun 1. crenelcrenel - 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.)
crenation, crenature, crenelle, scallop
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
2. crenel - a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
crenelle
battlement, crenelation, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
Verb 1. crenel - supply with battlements
crenelate, crenellate
architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
furnish, provide, supply, render - provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
Noun 1. crenelcrenel - 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.)
crenation, crenature, crenelle, scallop
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
2. crenel - a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
crenelle
battlement, crenelation, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
Verb 1. crenel - supply with battlements
crenelate, crenellate
architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
furnish, provide, supply, render - provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"