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cheneau

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[shey-noh] / ʃeɪˈnoʊ /

noun

Architecture.

plural

cheneaus, cheneaux

  1. an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.

  2. a gutter, especially an ornamented one, at the eaves of a building.

Etymology

Origin of cheneau

< French chéneau, earlier chenau; Old French chenal < Latin canālis canal

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