mascle

[ mas-kuhl ]

noun

, Heraldry.

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

mascle

/ ˈmɑːskəl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mascle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mascle¹

C14: from Old French macle, perhaps from Latin macula spot

Example Sentences

In the early days of Heraldry the Lozenge and the Mascle were evidently held to be identical.

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The Mascle, too, rises there; I have heard four or five springs mentioned, I fancy.'

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If you don't want any one to see you, we will go along by the Mascle.

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The mascle is afterwards explained to be the lozenge pierced.

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