mascle

mascle
/mas"keuhl/, n. Heraldry.
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
[1300-50; ME, deriv. of mask (now dial.), var. of MESH; see -LE]

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  • mascle —   n. diamond shaped scale or plate; Heraldry, lozenge with lozenge shaped opening in centre.    ♦ mascled, a. covered with mascles …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • mascle — n. Heraldry a lozenge voided, with a central lozenge shaped aperture. Etymology: ME f. AF f. AL ma(s)cula f. L MACULA …   Useful english dictionary

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