Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.
Cren`el*a"tion (-?"sh?n), n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [Written also crenellation.]
{ Cre*nelle", Cre*nel" } (kr?-n?l"), n. [OF. crenel, F. cr&?;neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny.] 1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement.