mascle

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæskəl/

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.

• Camels, Malecs, camels, macles, mescal, scamel

Inherited from Vulgar Latin māsclus, from Latin māsculus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmas.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈmas.kle]

mascle m (plural mascles)

1. a male

   Antonym: femella

2. pin, peg, plug

   connector mascle ― male connector

3. tap (tool for cutting internal screw threads)

   Antonym: filera

• falguera mascle, (Valencia) falaguera mascle
• masclejar
• masclet
• masclisme
• masclista

• masculí
• viril

mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

• “mascle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

mascle

1. vocative singular of masclus

mascle

1. Alternative form of male

mascle

1. Alternative form of male