mascle

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæskəl/ === Noun === mascle (plural mascles) (historical) A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail. (heraldry) A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “mascle”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “mascle”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “mascle”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === mescal, Malecs, scamel, Camels, Mescal, camels, macles == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈmas.klə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmas.kle] === Noun === mascle m (plural mascles) a male Antonym: femella pin, peg, plug connector mascle ― male connector tap (tool for cutting internal screw threads) Antonym: filera ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles) (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner === Further reading === “mascle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmas.kɫɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmas.kle] === Noun === mascle vocative singular of masclus == Middle English == === Noun === mascle alternative form of male === Adjective === mascle alternative form of male