EMBRASURE


Meaning of EMBRASURE in English

n.1 the bevelling of a wall at the sides of a door or window; splaying.

2 a small opening in a parapet of a fortified building, splayed on the inside.

Derivatives:

embrasured adj.

Etymology: F f. embraser splay, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.