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crenelated

crenelated is the simple past and past participle of crenelate.

Adjective

crenelated (comparative more crenelated, superlative most crenelated)

  1. Having crenellations or battlements.
  2. Having a series of square indentations; (in particular, heraldry) embattled.
    • The coat of the Vicomtes de Grandlieu is the same quartered with that of Navarreins : gules, a fess crenelated or, surmounted by a knight's helmet, with the motto : Grands faits, grand lieu.1896, Honoré de Balzac, A Harlot's Progress, page 92

Meaning of crenelate

Verb

crenelate (third-person singular simple present crenelates, present participle crenelating, simple past and past participle crenelated)

  1. To furnish with crenelles.
  2. To indent; to notch.
    • a crenelated leaf

Forms of crenelated

Verb
alternative formcrenellated
Adjective
comparativemore crenelated
superlativemost crenelated

Words formed from crenelated

Phrases with crenelated

Questions about crenelated

What does crenelated mean?
Crenelated means having crenellations or battlements.
What is crenelated the simple past and past participle of?
Crenelated is the simple past and past participle of crenelate.
What part of speech is crenelated?
Crenelated is an adjective.

Words near crenelated in the dictionary

  1. crenature
  2. crenatures
  3. creneaux
  4. crenel
  5. crenelate
  6. crenelated
  7. crenelated molding
  8. crenelated moldings
  9. crenelates
  10. crenelating
  11. crenelation

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