Definition of mascle in English:

mascle

noun ˈmɑːsk(ə)lˈmaskəl

Heraldry

A charge in the form of a lozenge with a central lozenge-shaped opening through which the field appears.
Example sentencesExamples
- He has on the back of his stone a shield with nine rows of chequers; over the top of the shield is a mascle between two keys fesswise, bits inwards and downwards.
- A woman whose marriage has been dissolved bears on a lozenge her paternal arms, charged for the purpose of distinction with a mascle.
- The fret itself is an interwoven cross with a mascle, and both are indicative of service in the Crusades.
- The term mascle is from Latin ‘maculus’ meaning ‘spot,’ which in this context means a mesh in chain-mail.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula 'mesh'.

Rhymes

Gaskell, paschal

Definition of mascle in US English:

mascle

nounˈmaskəl

Heraldry

A lozenge voided, i.e., with a central lozenge-shaped aperture.
〔纹章〕中有菱形孔的菱形纹章
Example sentencesExamples
- A woman whose marriage has been dissolved bears on a lozenge her paternal arms, charged for the purpose of distinction with a mascle.
- He has on the back of his stone a shield with nine rows of chequers; over the top of the shield is a mascle between two keys fesswise, bits inwards and downwards.
- The term mascle is from Latin ‘maculus’ meaning ‘spot,’ which in this context means a mesh in chain-mail.
- The fret itself is an interwoven cross with a mascle, and both are indicative of service in the Crusades.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula ‘mesh’.

词汇	mascle
释义	Definition of mascle in English: mascle noun ˈmɑːsk(ə)lˈmaskəl Heraldry A charge in the form of a lozenge with a central lozenge-shaped opening through which the field appears. Example sentencesExamples He has on the back of his stone a shield with nine rows of chequers; over the top of the shield is a mascle between two keys fesswise, bits inwards and downwards. A woman whose marriage has been dissolved bears on a lozenge her paternal arms, charged for the purpose of distinction with a mascle. The fret itself is an interwoven cross with a mascle, and both are indicative of service in the Crusades. The term mascle is from Latin ‘maculus’ meaning ‘spot,’ which in this context means a mesh in chain-mail. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula 'mesh'. Rhymes Gaskell, paschal Definition of mascle in US English: mascle nounˈmaskəl Heraldry A lozenge voided, i.e., with a central lozenge-shaped aperture. 〔纹章〕中有菱形孔的菱形纹章 Example sentencesExamples A woman whose marriage has been dissolved bears on a lozenge her paternal arms, charged for the purpose of distinction with a mascle. He has on the back of his stone a shield with nine rows of chequers; over the top of the shield is a mascle between two keys fesswise, bits inwards and downwards. The term mascle is from Latin ‘maculus’ meaning ‘spot,’ which in this context means a mesh in chain-mail. The fret itself is an interwoven cross with a mascle, and both are indicative of service in the Crusades. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Anglo-Latin mascula ‘mesh’.
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