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Webster 1913 Edition

Mascle

Mas′cle

(măs′k’l)
,
Noun.
[OF.
mascle
, F.
macle
, L.
macula
spot, mesh of a net, LL.
macula
,
macla
,
mascla
a scale of a coat of mail. See
Mail
armor.]
(Her.)
A lozenge voided.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mascle

M`ASCLE

,
Noun.
m`asl. In heraldry, a lozenge, as it were perforated.

Definition 2024

mascle

mascle

English

The coat of arms of Salsigne, France, featuring a mascle

Noun

mascle ‎(plural mascles)

  1. (historical) A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale-mail armour.
  2. (heraldry) A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

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References

  1. ↑ “mascle” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal mascle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus.

Noun

mascle m ‎(plural mascles)

  1. a male

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Adjective

mascle m ‎(feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

  1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

Latin

Noun

mascle

  1. vocative singular of masclus

Etymology

From Middle English mascle, maskel, from Old French mascle, macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source (compare English mesh).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæskəl/

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