Definition of Embrasure
Em`bra´sure
n.
1.
An
embrace
.
1.
(Arch.)
A
splay
of
a
door
or
window
.
Apart
,
in
the
twilight
gloom
of
a
window
'
s
embrasure
,
Sat
the
lovers
.
- Longfellow.
2.
(Fort.)
An
aperture
with
slant
sides
in
a
wall
or
parapet
,
through
which
cannon
are
pointed
and
discharged
;
a
crenelle
.
See
Illust.
of
Casemate
.
Related Words
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,
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,
porthole
,
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