mascle

English

The coat of arms of Salsigne, France, featuring a mascle

Etymology

From Middle English mascle, maskel, from Old French mascle, macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source (compare English mesh).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæskəl/

Noun

mascle (plural mascles)

  1. (historical) A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale-mail armour.
  2. (heraldry) A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

References

  1. ↑ “mascle” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan mascle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus.

Noun

mascle m (plural mascles)

  1. a male

Antonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

  1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

Latin

Noun

mascle

  1. vocative singular of masclus
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