cremaillere (kremalyar)

[F. crémail lère (> Sp. gram all era ), pot-hook, rack, iron plate with holes, hook, cramp-iron: see cramp1.] In field - fortifi cation, the inside line of the parapet, so traced as to resemble the teeth of a saw, in order to afford the advantage of bringing a heavier fire to bear upon the defile than if only a simple face were opposed to it. cremaster (krē-mas'ter), n. and a. [NL., the posterior extremity of many lepidopterous pupe, by which they suspend themselves during pupation; hence, the tip of the abdomen of the pupa of any insect which undergoes complete metamorphosis, serving for the attachment of the pupa. It is the homologue of the anal plate of the larva, and its form is foreshadowed in that of the anal plate. 31. A hook for hanging a pot or other ve el over a fire. II. a . Suspensory; pertaining to the cremaster: as, the cremaster muscle.