macule

See also: maculé

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French macule, from Latin macula. Doublet of maquis.

Noun

macule (plural macules)

  1. A spot.
  2. A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.

Verb

macule (third-person singular simple present macules, present participle maculing, simple past and past participle maculed)

  1. (printing) To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type.

References

  • macule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.kyl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of maille, which was inherited.

Noun

macule f (plural macules)

  1. (rare and literary or sciences, astronomy, medicine, zoology) stain

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

macule

  1. first-person singular present indicative of maculer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of maculer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of maculer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of maculer
  5. second-person singular imperative of maculer

Further reading


Italian

Noun

macule f

  1. plural of macula

Middle English

Noun

macule

  1. Alternative form of macula

Portuguese

Verb

macule

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of macular
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of macular
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of macular
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of macular

Spanish

Verb

macule

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of macular.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of macular.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of macular.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of macular.
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