MACULATION

staining, spotting, maculation

(noun) the act of spotting or staining something

spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation

(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

maculation (plural maculations)

(obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

(zoology, botany, chiefly, uncountable) A pattern of spots.

Source: Wiktionary

Mac"u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. maculatio.]

Definition: The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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