mascle

American  

[mas-kuhl] / ˈmæs kəl /

noun

Heraldry.

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

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mascle British  

/ ˈmɑːskəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mascle

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

Example Sentences

The mascle is in the shape of a lozenge but perforated through its whole extent except a narrow border.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

The fret is formed by two lines interlaced in saltier with a mascle.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

A mascle pierced with a circular opening: No. 144.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

The mascle is taken for the mesh of a net.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Parted per pale, baron and femme, three coats;—first, gules, on a bend azure, three trefoils vert: second, parted per fess, in chief azure, a mascle or, with a label argent for difference.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous