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mascle

/ˈmæskəl/

mascle noun: a lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.

mascle: a lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail
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Noun

mascle (plural mascles)

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

Forms of mascle

pluralmascles

Origin of mascle

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.

Words formed from mascle

Questions about mascle

What does mascle mean?
Mascle means a lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
What part of speech is mascle?
Mascle is a noun.
How do you pronounce mascle?
Mascle is pronounced /ˈmæskəl/.
What is the plural of mascle?
The plural of mascle is mascles.

Words near mascle in the dictionary

  1. Mascia
  2. Mascias
  3. Mascio
  4. Mascios
  5. Mascis
  6. mascle
  7. mascled
  8. mascles
  9. mascne
  10. Mascoi
  11. Mascoian

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