mascle

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/ˈmæskəl/

noun

A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.

OriginMiddle English maskel ← Medieval Latin mascula →
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Meanings

nounmascle (plural mascles)

plural mascles

  1. historicalA lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
  2. governmentA lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinmascula
  2. Middle Englishmaskel
  3. Englishmascle

From Middle English maskel, maskle, maskle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from Germanic source. Cognate with Medieval Latin macula and Old French macle, macule. Compare English mesh). Doublet of mail.

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Translations

Swedish genombruten snedruta
  • genombruten snedrutalozenge in heraldry
Welsh man
  • manlozenge in heraldry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mescalscamel
Cite this entry
APA

mascle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mascle

MLA

“mascle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mascle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mascle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mascle.

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