cheneau
American
[shey-noh]
/ ʃeɪˈnoʊ /
noun
Architecture.
cheneaus,
plural
cheneaux
plural
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an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
-
a gutter, especially an ornamented one, at the eaves of a building.
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of cheneau
< French chéneau, earlier chenau; Old French chenal < Latin canālis canal
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