Embrasure /(?; 135)/
Em·bra·sure
Embrasure
n.
- An embrace. [Obs.]
Embrasure
n.
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A splay of a door or window. (Arch.)
Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's embrasure, Sat the lovers.
- An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate. (Fort.)