Mascle is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 176 anagrams from letters in mascle (acelms).
1300-50; Middle English, derivative of mask (now dial.), variant of mesh; see -le
In the early days of Heraldry the Lozenge and the mascle were evidently held to be identical.
If you don't want any one to see you, we will go along by the mascle.
The mascle is afterwards explained to be the lozenge pierced.
The mascle, too, rises there; I have heard four or five springs mentioned, I fancy.'