mascle

[ mas-kuhl ]

nounHeraldry.

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

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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 Boutell
The mascle, too, rises there; I have heard four or five springs mentioned, I fancy.'
Abbe Mouret's Transgression | Emile Zola
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 middle: Also called: voided lozenge

Origin of mascle

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

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