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mascle
CIDE DICTIONARY
mascle, n. [OF. mascle, F. macle, L. macula spot, mesh of a net, LL. macula, macla, mascla a scale of a coat of mail. See Mail armor.].
A lozenge voided. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mascle, n. Heraldry a lozenge voided, with a central lozenge-shaped aperture.
Etymology
ME f. AF f. AL ma(s)cula f. L MACULA
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