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 Definitions for embrasure: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Embrasure \Em*bra"sure\ (?; 135), n. [See Embrace.]
An embrace. [Obs.] "Our locked embrasures." --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
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Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's
embrasure,
Sat the lovers. --Longfellow.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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embrasure
n : an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing
through [syn: port, porthole]
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