macle

American  

[mak-uhl] / ˈmæk əl /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. chiastolite.

2. a twinned crystal.

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macle British  

/ ˈmækəl /

noun

1. another name for chiastolite twin

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Etymology

Origin of macle

1720–30; < French < Latin macula. See macula

Example Sentences

But unlike in “Macle” or the “Song Books,” there is often a steady pulse, on Saturday provided by Mr. Kotik’s fluid and hard-charging work on the flute.

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The return of “Macle” is part of a broad rediscovery of Eastman’s music since his death, in obscurity, in 1990.

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His anarchic “Macle” uses a graphic score, making it interpretable by amateurs and expert singers alike.

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Mr. Kotik’s pairing of the “Song Books” with “Macle” demonstrated fascinating connections between the two pieces; Mr. Eastman makes use of a similarly chattering energy.

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“Macle,” like the “Song Books,” invites the simultaneous performance of different compositions.

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