mascle

mascle

English

The coat of arms of Salsigne, France, featuring a mascle

Etymology

From Middle English mascle, maskel, from Old French mascle, macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source (compare English mesh).[1] Doublet of mail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæskəl/

Noun

mascle (plural mascles)

1. (historical) A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
2. (heraldry) A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

Translations

lozenge in heraldry

Swedish: genombruten snedruta c Welsh: man (cy) m

References

1. “mascle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

• Camels, Malecs, camels, macles, mescal, scamel

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Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.klə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.kle/

Noun

mascle m (plural mascles)

1. a male
2. pin, peg, plug

   connector mascle ― male connector

3. tap (tool for cutting internal screw threads)

Antonyms

• (male): femella
• (tool): filera

Derived terms

• falguera mascle, (Valencia) falaguera mascle
• masclejar
• masclet
• masclisme
• masclista

Related terms

• masculí
• viril

Adjective

mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

Further reading

• “mascle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Latin

Noun

mascle

1. vocative singular of masclus

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Middle English

Noun

mascle

1. Alternative form of male

Adjective

mascle

1. Alternative form of male