macule
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See also: maculé
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mackle (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French macule, from Latin macula. Doublet of maquis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ækjuːl
Noun[edit]
macule (plural macules)
- A spot.
- A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- “macule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of maille, which was inherited.
Noun[edit]
macule f (plural macules)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
macule
- inflection of maculer:
Further reading[edit]
- “macule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
macule f
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
macule
- Alternative form of macula
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
macule
- inflection of macular:
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
macule
- inflection of macular:
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