n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-k ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: French, wide-meshed net, lozenge voided, macle, from Old French, mesh, lozenge voided, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German masca mesh ― more at MESH
Date: 1801
1 : a twin crystal
2 : a flat often triangular diamond that is usually a twin crystal
– ma · cled \ ' ma-k ə ld \ adjective