crenelledcreneledadj.
/ˈkrɛnəld/ 1. Embattled, crenellated; having embrasures.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [adjective] > having embrasures
carneledc1330
corneledc1330
kernelled1706
crenated1822
crenellated1823
crenelled1832
kernellated1861
embrasured1877
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14646 Castels..bretaxed and carneled.
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. vi. 78 See kerneled.]
1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 31 787 Crenelled battlements.
1868 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea III. xvii. 406 With a crenelled wall for muskets.
2. Having a notched or indented edge; in Botany = crenate adj.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [adjective] > notch or indentation
laciniated1657
incisory1693
lacerated1709
crenelled1727
emarginated1731
laciniate1760
lacerate1776
crenate1785
crenulate1785
emarginate1785
erose1793
crenulated1807
incised1826
fimbricate1846
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Elder Tree Leaves..sticking to short Stalks, and crenell'd on the Edges.
1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 Characters 36/1 An instrument with a crenelled edge.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 242 The calyx is five-lobed..the disk a fleshy crenelled cup.
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