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“The queen without her crown,” John Lankenau thought as he watched, with growing dismay, the demolition of the brick crenelation atop the landmark Puck Building at Lafayette and Houston Streets.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2011

Without the crenelation — rooftop piers along the east and west facades — Puck looks sadly diminished.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2011

But something else has been happening on the roof besides the crenelation work, something in which Tropical Storm Irene played a cameo role.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2011

This ruler must be tied across the rope; when the rope is flung over the wall, the ruler will catch across the crenelation.

From World's End A Story in Three Books by Jefferies, Richard