crenel

Meaning

noun

1. one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
2. a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement

verb

1. supply with battlements

Synonyms for crenel

• scallop
• crenation
• crenature
• crenelle
• crenelate
• crenellate