MACULING

Verb

maculing

present participle of macule

Source: Wiktionary


MACULE

Mac"ule, n. Etym: [F. macule. See Macula.]

1. A spot. [Obs.]

2. (Print.)

Definition: A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.

Mac"ule, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate,v.]

Definition: To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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