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crenel"open space on an embattlement," early 14c., from Old French crenel (12c.), apparently a diminutive of cren "notch" (see cranny).
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crenelOpen space in embattled parapet, for shooting through. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411)
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crenel
The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
* '''2000''', George RR Martin, ''A Storm of Swords'', Bantam 2011, p. 44:
*: They would wake Lord Bolton and search Harrenhal from crenel to [..]
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