Dictionary entry

Crenelate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.

Crenelated molding(Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.