Crenelate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crenelate \Cren"el*ate\ (kr?n"?l-?t or kr?"n?l-?t), v. t. [imp.
     & p. p. {Crenelated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating}
     (-?`t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to
     indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.]
     1. To furnish with crenelles.
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     2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.
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     {Crenelated molding} (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used
        in Norman buildings.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crenelate
       adj : having repeated square indentations like those in a
             battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelated},
              {crenellated}, {crenellate}, {indented}]
       v : supply with battlements [syn: {crenel}, {crenellate}]