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

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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.

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  1. ^ mascle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin māsclus, from Latin māsculus.

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mascle m (plural mascles)

  1. a male
    Antonym: femella
  2. pin, peg, plug
    connector masclemale connector
  3. tap (tool for cutting internal screw threads)
    Antonym: filera

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mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

  1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

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mascle

  1. vocative singular of masclus

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mascle

  1. Alternative form of male

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mascle

  1. Alternative form of male