embrasure

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embrasure englannista suomeksi

Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
(RQ:Orwell Homage)
(quote-book)
Any small protected space.
(RQ:Lindsay Age of Consent)
The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
(quote-text)
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An embrace.
(RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida)
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