macule
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: