Cre*nel" (kr?-n?l"), n. See
Crenelle.
{ Cre*nelle", Cre*nel" } (kr?-n?l"),
n. [OF. crenel, F. cr&?;neau,
LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L.
crena notch. See Crenny.] 1.
An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a
fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and
Illust. of Battlement.
2. (Bot.) Same as
Crenature.