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che•neau
(shā nō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -neaus, -neaux (-nōz′).USA pronunciation [Archit.]
- Architecturean ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
- Architecture, Buildinga gutter, esp. an ornamented one, at the eaves of a building.
- Latin canālis canal
- French chéneau, earlier chenau; Old French chenal