Mascle

//ˈmæskəl// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

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Etymology

From Middle English mascle, maskel, from Old French mascle, macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source (compare English mesh). Doublet of mail.

Related phrases

scale mail

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