Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Chiastolite.
  • noun A twinned crystal.
  • noun A dark spot or discoloration in a mineral.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as mackle.
  • noun In mineralogy
  • noun A kind of twin crystal. See twin.
  • noun Chiastolite, cross-stone, or hollow spar, a variety of andalusite, the crystals of which have the axis and angles colored differently from the remainder. See chiastolite.
  • noun A tessellated appearance in other crystals.
  • noun In heraldry, same as muscle, 3.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See chiastolite.
  • noun A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
  • noun A twin crystal.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from Old French, lozenge, from Latin macula, mesh.]

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Examples

  • Other Canadians cut from the semi-finals were Veronica Penny, 11, of Hamilton, and Claudine Broussard, 13, Port Hawkesbury, N.S. Penny spelled a type of crystal called macle as maquelle.

    Toronto Sun 2009

  • When it came to her husband's affections, Kendall had resented running a distant second to her father-in-law and apparently had macle her feelings known.

    The Witness Brown, Sandra 1995

  • Department of the Imperial Navy in Berlin, but macle no further reference to the subject that afternoon.

    The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

  • I have seen fine specimens of the chiastolite (macle) which the Indians wore as amulets and which came from the Sierra Nevada de Merida.

    Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

  • I have seen fine specimens of the chiastolite (macle) which the Indians wore as amulets and which came from the Sierra Nevada de Merida.

    Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

  • These stones include a 52.40 carat clean light fancy yellow diamond from Holpan; a 60.52 carat light yellow octahedral diamond from Saxendrift; a 74.99 carat clean white irregular blocky stone from Saxendrift; a 54.23 carat light yellow broken macle stone with inclusions from Saxendrift; and a 60.51 light yellow rounded flat stone with oxide coating and minor inclusions from Saxendrift.

    News24 Top Stories 2010

  • The stones include a 52.40 carat clean light fancy yellow diamond from Holpan; a 60.52 carat light yellow octahedral diamond from Saxendrift; a 74.99 carat clean white irregular blocky stone from Saxendrift; a 54.23 carat light yellow broken macle stone with inclusions from Saxendrift; and a 60.51 light yellow rounded flat stone with oxide coating and minor inclusions from Saxendrift.

    IOL: News 2010

  • These stones include a 52.40 carat clean light fancy yellow diamond from Holpan; a 60.52 carat light yellow octahedral diamond from Saxendrift; a 74.99 carat clean white irregular blocky stone from Saxendrift; a 54.23 carat light yellow broken macle stone with inclusions from Saxendrift; and a 60.51 light yellow rounded flat stone with oxide coating and minor inclusions from Saxendrift.

    iac world news feed 2010

  • She held the pose for about 40 seconds before spelling "maquelle" instead of "macle" (a type of crystal) and exited the stage to receive a big hug from her mother.

    News from www.pantagraph.com 2009

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  • An ailment that doctors can't tackle

    A sorceress with crystals and knack'll.

    She'll bring out the quartz

    To cure you of warts

    Or treat your marthambles with macle.

    November 26, 2016