macule

Alternative forms

• mackle (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French macule, from Latin macula.

Noun

macule (plural macules)

1. A spot.
2. 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)

1. (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

Anagrams

• Caelum, almuce

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.kyl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of maille, which was inherited.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Further reading

• “macule” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

macule f

1. plural of macula

Verb

macule

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of macular
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of macular
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of macular
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of macular

Verb

macule

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of macular.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of macular.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of macular.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of macular.