¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mascles
1. mascle [n] - See also: mascle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mascles
Literary usage of Mascles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Gu. six mascles or a bend az. FERRERS. Gu. six mascles or on the first an estoile
sa. ... Erm. six mascles in festi betw. three greyhound's heads erased sa. ..."
2. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and by James Balfour Paul (1893)
"Arg. three mascles sa., on a chief of the last two lions passant of the first.
... Az. three mascles or (ist and 4th quarters of 2nd and 3rd grand quarters) ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Crosses and other ordinaries may be formed of mascles as of fusils and lozenges,
and although some contend that a fes»« match or ..."
4. Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society by County Kildare Archaeological Society (1905)
"... and in defaut of suche heires mascles to hit brother Edward Allen the elder,
... John Allen gone to Will" Allen and his heires mascles lawfully ..."
5. Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts by County Kildare Archaeological Society (1905)
"... Thomas Allen and his heires mascles lawfully begotten or to be begotten ; and
in defaut of suche heires mascles to his brother Edward Allen the elder, ..."
6. Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum by Herbert Appold Grueber (1899)
"CIVI :: TAS :: LON :: DON : (stops, mascles); mm as on obv. ... Z • HI' •
REX (stops, mascles). Bust of king as on the preceding. Rev. CIVITAS CANTOR. ..."
7. Franks Bequest: Catalogue of British and American Book Plates Bequeathed to by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Edward Russel James Gambier Howe, British Museum Dept. of Prints and Drawings, Sidney Colvin (1904)
"Az. three mascles or. Wardlaw. Sa. three mascles arg. Whitaker. LOZENGY. ...
5 mascles and in chief . . . Az. five mascles in cross or a chief erm. ..."
8. Scottish Armorial Seals by William Rae Macdonald (1904)
"1st and 4th : Three mascles (Wardlaw). 2nd and 3rd : Three water budgets (Valance).
... On a fess between three mascles a star flanked by two crescents. ..."
Other Resources:
