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embrasure Definition


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embrasure
noun
    1. An opening in the wall of a castle, etc for shooting through.
    2. An opening in a thick wall for a door or window, with angled sides which make it narrower on the outside.
    3. The sloping of these sides.
Etymology: 18c: from French embraser to splay.



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