macule
See also: maculé
English
Alternative forms
- mackle (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French macule, from Latin macula. Doublet of maquis.
Noun
macule (plural macules)
- A spot.
- 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)
- (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.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.kyl/
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
macule
Further reading
- “macule” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Middle English
Portuguese
Spanish
Verb
macule
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