GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   ‖Macula , n.; pl. Maculae . [L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.]
   A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.
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   (Zool.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.
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   Macule , n. [F. macule. See Macula.]
   A spot. [Obs.]
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   (Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
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   Macule, v. t. [Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate, v.] To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
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