macule

== English == === Alternative forms === mackle (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English macule, from Middle French macule and its etymon Classical Latin macula. Doublet of macchia, macula and, with a suffix, maquis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ækjuːl === Noun === macule (plural macules) A spot. A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing. ==== Derived terms ==== === 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Caelum, almuce == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.kyl/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of maille, which was inherited. ==== Noun ==== macule f (plural macules) (rare and literary or sciences, astronomy, medicine, zoology) stain ===== Related terms ===== immaculé maculer === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== macule inflection of maculer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “macule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === macule f plural of macula == Middle English == === Noun === macule alternative form of macula == Portuguese == === Verb === macule inflection of macular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === macule inflection of macular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative