Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masculy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-cu-ly
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing or composed of mascles.

Example Sentences

"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. […]"
"Masculy, gules and ermin, de la Roketey."
"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."

Etymology

From mascule + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mascule

Frequently Paired Words

lozengy

Questions

What does masculy mean?: Bearing or composed of mascles.
Where does masculy come from?: From mascule + -y.

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