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• embrasure — noun a) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement. Now he stands in a window embrasure, Lizs prayer book in hand. b) The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the… …   Wiktionary

• Embrasure — Em*bra sure (277), n. [F., fr. embraser, perh. equiv. to [ e]braser to widen an opening; of unknown origin.] 1. (Arch.) A splay of a door or window. [1913 Webster] Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window s embrasure, Sat the lovers. Longfellow.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• embrasure — 1702, from Fr. embrasure (16c.), from O.Fr. embraser to cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow in a door or window, from en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + braser to cut at a slant …   Etymology dictionary

• embrasure — [em brā′zhər, imbrā′zhər] n. [Fr < obs. embraser, to widen an opening, earlier ébraser < ?] 1. an opening (for a door, window, etc.), esp. one with the sides slanted so that it is wider on the inside than on the outside 2. an opening (in a… …   English World dictionary

• Embrasure — For the area of the mouth, see Embrasure (dentistry). Inverted keyhole embrasure, allowing both arrow fire (through the arrow slit at the top) and small cannon fire through the circular opening, Château de Caen, France …   Wikipedia

• window — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. casement, dormer, opening; pane; bay window, oriel; port[hole]; skylight; embrasure, loophole. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An architectural opening for light and air] Syn. skylight, porthole, bay window,… …   English dictionary for students

• embrasure — embrasured, adj. /em bray zheuhr/, n. 1. (in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged. 2. Archit. a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall. 3. Dentistry. the… …   Universalium

• embrasure — em•bra•sure [[t]ɛmˈbreɪ ʒər[/t]] n. 1) for an opening in the wall of a fortification through which a cannon may be fired 2) archit. a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall • Etymology: 1695–1705; < F,… …   From formal English to slang

• Embrasure — Splayed opening in a wall for a window. Also the low segment of the alternate high and low segments of a Battlement. Provided protection to people within the wall. ♦ Splayed opening in a battlement or rampart for shooting; also the splayed… …   Medieval glossary

• window — n opening, aperture, ventilator, Scot. win nock, Archit. fenestra, Archit. fenestella; casement, dormer, oriel, bay window, transom, fanlight, lattice, skylight; porthole, port, bull s eye; (all of fortification) embrasure, loophole, crenal …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• embrasure — noun Etymology: French, from obsolete embraser to widen an opening Date: 1702 1. an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon 2. a recess of a door or window …   New Collegiate Dictionary