Crenelle
Pronunciation : Cre*nelle", Cre*nel" (kr-nl")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. crenel, F. cr, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.]
Definition : 1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Crenature.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913