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Keywords:  battlement, merlon, embrasure, notch, loophole
Related Terms: Crenellated, Merlon, Crenelate, Castellated, Crenellation, Battlements, Battlement, Crenellate, Fosse, Ravelin, Embattled, Crenelation, Enceinte, Redoubt, Hornwork, Redan, Covered way, Breastwork, Wall-walk, Demilune, Bastion, Postern, Tenaille, Epaulement, Outwork, Curtain, Banquette, Allure, Sally port, Terreplein, Barbican, Blockhouse, Counterscarp, Cavalier, Rampart, Enceinte, Stockade, Embrasure, Salient, Bailey, Casemate, Parados, Keep , Lunette, Fortification, Sangar, Fraise, Machicolation, Motte, Shell keep
An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.
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An indentation, notch, grove, or loophole in the top of a battlement (parapet) or wall. If the opening is open on the top it is a crenel, if closed on the top (through the wall) it is an embrasure.
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(also known as Embrasure) Conwy, Wales (GillB) The lower segment of battlements used to provide a firing point. They were usually 2 to 3 feet wide and often had wooden shutters for greater protection. See also Battlements and Merlon
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Keywords:  crenature
Same as Crenature.
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Keywords:  curtain, cross
Crenellation Cross Curtain
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See Crenelle.
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