Cheneau
[shey-noh] /ʃeɪˈnoʊ/
noun, plural cheneaus, cheneaux
[shey-nohz] /ʃeɪˈnoʊz/ (Show IPA). Architecture.
1.
an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
2.
a gutter, especially an ornamented one, at the eaves of a building.
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