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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crenelated p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating ] [ LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr&unr_;neler to indent. See Crenelle. ] [ Written also crenellate. ] 1. To furnish with crenelles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; as, a crenelated molding.
Syn. -- embattled, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle; -- of a building.
Syn. -- battlemented, castellated, castled, crenellated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [ Written also crenellation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and Elaborate. ] Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not elastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Economics) reacting little to changing price; -- of demand; as, Potatoes have an inelastic demand. [ PJC ]

n. Lack of elasticity.

n. a ship equipped for laying underwater mines. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act or process of laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment.
Syn. -- mining. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not having elasticity; not able to be stretched reversibly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of impaneling a jury. [ Obs. ] [ Written also panellation. ] Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ricinoleic + elaidic. ] Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not elastic; inelastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inelasticity. [ 1913 Webster ]

See drainable.
See dramatic.
See drinkable.
See durable.
See duteous.
See dutiful.
See earnest.
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See ecclesiastical.
See edible.
See elaborate.
See elective.
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See emotional.
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See endurable.
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See entire.
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See episcopal.
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See evangelical.
See eventful.
See evident.
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See existent.
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See express.
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See extinct.
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See fain.
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See fatherly.
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See faulty.
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See feminine.
See fermentable.
See festival.
See fine.
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See full.
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