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macule


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Macule  \Mac"ule\,  n.  [F.  macule.  See  {Macula}.] 
  1.  A  spot.  [Obs.] 
 
  2.  (Print.)  A  blur,  or  an  appearance  of  a  double  impression, 
  as  when  the  paper  slips  a  little;  a  mackle. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Macule  \Mac"ule\,  v.  t.  [Cf.  F.  maculer.  See  {Maculate},  v.] 
  To  blur;  especially  (Print.),  to  blur  or  double  an  impression 
  from  type  See  {Mackle}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  macule 
  n  :  a  patch  of  skin  that  is  discolored  but  not  usually  elevated; 
  caused  by  various  diseases  [syn:  {macula}] 




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