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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MASCLE

n.m `asl. In heraldry, a lozenge, as it were perforated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASCLE

Mas "cle, n. Etym: [OF. mascle, F. macle, L. macula spot, mesh of a net, LL. macula, macla, mascla a scale of a coat of mail. See Mail armor. ] (Her. )

 

Defn: A lozenge voided.

 

MASCLED

MASCLED Mas "cled, a.

 

Defn: Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions. Mascled armor, armor composed of small lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or quilted cloth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mascle

mas cle |ˈmaskəl ˈmæskəl | noun Heraldry a lozenge voided, i.e., with a central lozenge-shaped aperture. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula mesh.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mascle

mascle |ˈmɑːsk (ə )l | noun Heraldry a charge in the form of a lozenge with a central lozenge-shaped opening through which the field appears. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula mesh .

 

Spanish Dictionary

mascletá

mascletá nombre femenino Esp Conjunto de petardos muy potentes que se hacen explotar en serie para producir un estruendo muy fuerte; es típica de las Fallas valencianas .