masclure
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Searchable Lemmata: masclure (AF).
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Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Decoration;
heraldic term, referring to the pattern created by mascles (lozenge-shapes).(circa 1350)
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, derivation from mascle (q.v.) with the French processual suffix -ure (from Latin -ura), denoting the result of action; so in the present context, 'that which is made by decorating with mascles'; thus meaning 'a mascled pattern, the lozenged decoration produced by mascles'.
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Art and Illustration:
In the present citation, referring to the arms of the Dukes of Bavaria, which consist of a pattern of alternating white (in heraldic terms, argent) and blue (azure) lozenges or mascles, slanted obliquely (hence the word 'belif' in the text). In later and more common heraldic usage, these are referred to as lozengy or fusily bendways (see lozengy and fusilly). For discussion, see Brault, G.J. (1972), p. 240.
