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Webster 1913 Edition


Macle

Ma′cle

,
Noun.
[L.
macula
a spot: cf. F.
macle
. Cf.
Mackle
,
Mascle
.]
(Min.)
(a)
Chiastolite; – so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See
Chiastolite
.
(b)
A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
(c)
A twin crystal.

Webster 1828 Edition


Macle

MAC'LE

,
Noun.
A name given to chiastolite or hollow spar.

Definition 2024


macle

macle

English

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, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. macle” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.

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]

Noun

macle f (plural macles)

  1. twin crystal
  2. (heraldry) mascle

Derived terms

References

  1. mascle” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. macle” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
  3. macle” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.