"macule" meaning in English

See macule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-macule.wav Forms: macules [plural], mackle [alternative]
Rhymes: -ækjuːl Etymology: From Middle English macule, from Middle French macule and its etymon Classical Latin macula. Doublet of macchia, macula and, with a suffix, maquis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|macule}} Middle English macule, {{der|en|frm|macule}} Middle French macule, {{der|en|la-cla|macula}} Classical Latin macula, {{doublet|en|macchia}} Doublet of macchia Head templates: {{en-noun}} macule (plural macules)
  1. A spot.
    Sense id: en-macule-en-noun-yemcvTwZ
  2. A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.
    Sense id: en-macule-en-noun-NixwzuIr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 51 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macular, maculopapule

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-macule.wav Forms: macules [present, singular, third-person], maculing [participle, present], maculed [participle, past], maculed [past], mackle [alternative]
Rhymes: -ækjuːl Etymology: From Middle English macule, from Middle French macule and its etymon Classical Latin macula. Doublet of macchia, macula and, with a suffix, maquis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|macule}} Middle English macule, {{der|en|frm|macule}} Middle French macule, {{der|en|la-cla|macula}} Classical Latin macula, {{doublet|en|macchia}} Doublet of macchia Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-macule-en-verb-UNH22bUW Categories (other): Printing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 51 42 Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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