mascle.
A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
Meaning & usage
A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.