crenelled, creneled, ppl. a.
(ˈkrɛnəld)
[f. crenel v. + -ed. Cf. F. crénelé (12th c. in Littré).]
1. Embattled, crenellated; having embrasures.
| [c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14646 Castels..bretaxed and carneled. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. vi. 78 See kerneled.] 1832 Blackw. Mag. XXXI. 787 Crenelled battlements. 1863 Kinglake Crimea (1877) IV. xiii. 355 With a crenelled wall for muskets. |
2. Having a notched or indented edge; in Bot. = crenate a.
| 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Elder Tree, Leaves..sticking to short Stalks, and crenell'd on the Edges. 1769 Char. in Ann. Reg. 36/1 An instrument with a crenelled edge. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 242 The calyx is five-lobed..the disk a fleshy crenelled cup. |