A small rounded projection or notch on a margin or edge, especially of leaves or architectural features.
From Latin 'crena' (notch) with the suffix -ture, forming a noun describing the specific shape of these small rounded indentations.
Medieval castle walls featured crenatures—those square notches where archers could safely shoot arrows—an architectural defense that became the template for battlement design!
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