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 .