mascle
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
Origin of mascle
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How to use mascle in a sentence
In the early days of Heraldry the Lozenge and the mascle were evidently held to be identical.
The Handbook to English Heraldry | Charles BoutellThe mascle, too, rises there; I have heard four or five springs mentioned, I fancy.'
Abbe Mouret's Transgression | Emile ZolaIf you don't want any one to see you, we will go along by the mascle.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression | Emile ZolaThe mascle is afterwards explained to be the lozenge pierced.
British Dictionary definitions for mascle
/ (ˈmɑːskəl) /
heraldry a charge consisting of a lozenge with a lozenge-shaped hole in the middle: Also called: voided lozenge
Origin of mascle
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