Monday, October 8, 2012

crenellate -- Isabella

crenellate US, crenelate [ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪt]
vb (tr)
1. (Military / Fortifications) to supply with battlements
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) to form square indentations in (a moulding, etc.)
[from Old French creneler, from crenel]
crenellation US, crenelation n

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I wonder if Isabella's boarding school is fancy, with crenellations on the building's exteriors.

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