mascle

American  

[mas-kuhl] / ˈmæs kəl /

noun

Heraldry.

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

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mascle British  

/ ˈmɑːskəl /

noun

1. Also called: voided lozenge.  heraldry a charge consisting of a lozenge with a lozenge-shaped hole in the middle

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Etymology

Origin of mascle

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

Example Sentences

The mascle is taken for the mesh of a net.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

The mascle is afterwards explained to be the lozenge pierced.

From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

A mascle pierced with a circular opening: No. 144.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

The fret is formed by two lines interlaced in saltier with a mascle.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

The mascle is in the shape of a lozenge but perforated through its whole extent except a narrow border.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous