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crenelled, creneled, ppl. a.|ˈkrɛnəld|
[f. crenel v. + -ed. Cf. F. crénelé (12th c. in Littré).]
1. Embattled, crenellated; having embrasures.
[c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14646 Castels..bretaxed and carneled. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. vi. 78 See kerneled.] 1832Blackw. Mag. XXXI. 787 Crenelled battlements. 1863Kinglake Crimea (1877) IV. xiii. 355 With a crenelled wall for muskets.
2. Having a notched or indented edge; in Bot. = crenate a.
1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Elder Tree, Leaves..sticking to short Stalks, and crenell'd on the Edges. 1769Char. in Ann. Reg. 36/1 An instrument with a crenelled edge. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 242 The calyx is five-lobed..the disk a fleshy crenelled cup. |