embrasure

[ em-brey-zher ]

/ ɛmˈbreɪ ʒər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR embrasure ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged.

Architecture. a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall.

Dentistry. the space between adjacent teeth.

Origin of embrasure

1695–1705; <French, equivalent to embras(er) to enlarge a window or door opening, make an embrasure (apparently the same v. as embraser to set on fire (see embrace²), though sense shift unclear) + -ure-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM embrasure

em·bra·sured, adjective

Words nearby embrasure

embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment, embrangle, embrasure, embrittle, embrittlement, embrocate, embrocation, embroglio

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Example sentences from the Web for embrasure

To the east was another tiny window like a deep loop-hole or embrasure set towards the Dirouilles and the Ecrehos.
The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker
The woman sitting in the embrasure of the window rose, and turning round fully confronted all the men.
Temporal Power|Marie Corelli
He did what man could do only with dynamite—made an embrasure through their dam.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood
The three stood there in the embrasure of a window that looked out upon the hot, sunlit courtyard.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment|Rafael Sabatini

Together they stood in the shadows of the embrasure, half seeing each other.
Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for embrasure

embrasure

/ (ɪmˈbreɪʒə) /

noun

fortifications an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through

an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior

Derived forms of embrasure

embrasured, adjective

Word Origin for embrasure

C18: from French, from obsolete embraser to widen, of uncertain origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for embrasure

embrasure

[ ĕm-brā′zhər ]

n.

The sloped valley between two teeth.

单词	embrasure
释义	embrasure [ em-brey-zher ] / ɛmˈbreɪ ʒər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR embrasure ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged. Architecture. a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall. Dentistry. the space between adjacent teeth. Origin of embrasure 1695–1705; <French, equivalent to embras(er) to enlarge a window or door opening, make an embrasure (apparently the same v. as embraser to set on fire (see embrace²), though sense shift unclear) + -ure-ure OTHER WORDS FROM embrasure em·bra·sured, adjective Words nearby embrasure embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment, embrangle, embrasure, embrittle, embrittlement, embrocate, embrocation, embroglio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for embrasure To the east was another tiny window like a deep loop-hole or embrasure set towards the Dirouilles and the Ecrehos. The Battle Of The Strong, Complete\|Gilbert Parker The woman sitting in the embrasure of the window rose, and turning round fully confronted all the men. Temporal Power\|Marie Corelli He did what man could do only with dynamite—made an embrasure through their dam. Kazan\|James Oliver Curwood The three stood there in the embrasure of a window that looked out upon the hot, sunlit courtyard. The Historical Nights' Entertainment\|Rafael Sabatini Together they stood in the shadows of the embrasure, half seeing each other. Stover at Yale\|Owen Johnson British Dictionary definitions for embrasure embrasure / (ɪmˈbreɪʒə) / noun fortifications an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior Derived forms of embrasure embrasured, adjective Word Origin for embrasure C18: from French, from obsolete embraser to widen, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to embrasure incision, indentation, heart, cranny, hollow, dent, cubicle, depression, slot, angle, closet, cavity, nook, cell, crutch, fork, opening, alcove, cove, break Medical definitions for embrasure embrasure [ ĕm-brā′zhər ] n. The sloped valley between two teeth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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embrasure

noun

Origin of embrasure

OTHER WORDS FROM embrasure

Words nearby embrasure

Example sentences from the Web for embrasure

British Dictionary definitions for embrasure

noun

Derived forms of embrasure

Word Origin for embrasure

Words related to embrasure

Medical definitions for embrasure

n.