mascle

[ mas-kuhl ]

/ ˈmæs kəl /

noun Heraldry.

a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.

Origin of mascle

1300–50; Middle English, derivative of mask (now dial.), variant of mesh; see -le

Words nearby mascle

mascara, mascarene grass, Mascarene Islands, mascaron, mascarpone, mascle, mascon, mascot, Mascouche, masculine, masculine caesura

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Example sentences from the Web for mascle

The Mascle, too, rises there; I have heard four or five springs mentioned, I fancy.'
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola
In the early days of Heraldry the Lozenge and the Mascle were evidently held to be identical.
The Handbook to English Heraldry|Charles Boutell
If you don't want any one to see you, we will go along by the Mascle.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola
The mascle is afterwards explained to be the lozenge pierced.
Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mascle

mascle

/ (ˈmɑːskəl) /

noun

heraldry a charge consisting of a lozenge with a lozenge-shaped hole in the middleAlso called: voided lozenge

Word Origin for mascle

C14: from Old French macle, perhaps from Latin macula spot

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单词	mascle
释义	mascle [ mas-kuhl ] / ˈmæs kəl / noun Heraldry. a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center. Origin of mascle 1300–50; Middle English, derivative of mask (now dial.), variant of mesh; see -le Words nearby mascle mascara, mascarene grass, Mascarene Islands, mascaron, mascarpone, mascle, mascon, mascot, Mascouche, masculine, masculine caesura Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mascle The Mascle, too, rises there; I have heard four or five springs mentioned, I fancy.' Abbe Mouret's Transgression\|Emile Zola In the early days of Heraldry the Lozenge and the Mascle were evidently held to be identical. The Handbook to English Heraldry\|Charles Boutell If you don't want any one to see you, we will go along by the Mascle. Abbe Mouret's Transgression\|Emile Zola The mascle is afterwards explained to be the lozenge pierced. Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mascle mascle / (ˈmɑːskəl) / noun heraldry a charge consisting of a lozenge with a lozenge-shaped hole in the middleAlso called: voided lozenge Word Origin for mascle C14: from Old French macle, perhaps from Latin macula spot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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