masculy

English

Adjective

masculy (comparative more masculy, superlative most masculy)

1. (heraldry) Bearing or composed of mascles.
   • 1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 977:

     Masculy arg. and gu. William FITZWILLIAM, Y. Sire Robert POGEYS, N. PORGYES OF POGERS, co. Bucks. Sir John RIVERS, J, K.
     Masculy arg. and sa. BEROMY, Cumberland. Sire T. de BEZOM, N. Nicolas de CROFTS, Y.  […]

   • 1909, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry, page 148:

     There are some number of coats which are said to have had a field masculy. Of course this is quite possible, and the difference between a field masculy and a field fretty is that in the latter the separate pieces of which it is composed interlace each other; but when the field is masculy it is all one fretwork surface, the field being visible through the voided apertures.

See also

• lozengy