macle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French macle, which in turn derives either from Latin macula (from Italic)[1] or from Latin mascula (from Germanic).[2] See mascle for more.

Noun

macle (plural macles)

  1. (mineralogy) Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.
  2. (mineralogy) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
  3. (mineralogy) A twin crystal.

References
  • macle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  1. “macle” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. “macle” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

The second sense is from Latin mascula, from Germanic (see English mascle for details).[1] The first sense either has the same origin,[2] or derives from macula (from Italic).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑkl/, /makl/

Noun

macle f (plural macles)

  1. twin crystal
  2. (heraldry) mascle

Derived terms

References
  1. “mascle” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. “macle” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
  3. “macle” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading
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