embrasure n. + Add to list em·bra·sure Archaic SynonymsEtymology Synonyms portportholeOriginOFRembrasure→FRAembrasure→ENembrasure From French embrasure, from embras(er) + -ure, from Old French embrasure (“cut at a slant, make a groove or furrow”), from em- + braser (“cut at a slant”).