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macle

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macle /ˈmakl /
noun
1 a diamond or other crystal that is twinned.
2 another term for chiastolite
– ORIGIN late Middle English late Middle English (denoting a heraldic charge in the form of a lozenge): from French (originally mesh), of uncertain origin; macle (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 18th century and macle (sense 2 of the noun) from the early 19th century.
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