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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

1. “macle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
2. “macle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Camel, Malec, calme, camel

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): /makl/ ~ /mɑkl/

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Noun

macle f (plural macles)

1. twin crystal
2. (heraldry) mascle

Derived terms

• maclage
• macler

Descendants

• → English: macle

References

1. “mascle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
2. “macle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
3. “macle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

• “macle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.kle/
• Rhymes: -akle
• Hyphenation: mà‧cle

Noun

macle f pl

1. plural of macla