mackle

(makəl)

noun

  1. a blot or blur
  2. a blurred sheet

Origin: Fr macule < L macula, a spot, stain

transitive verb, intransitive verb mackled, mackling

Printing to print blurred or double; blur

See mackle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A blurred or double impression in printing.
verb mack·led also mac·uled, mack·ling also mac·ul·ing, mack·les also mac·ules
verb, transitive
To blur or double (a printed impression).
verb, intransitive
To become blurred.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English macule, spot

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin macula

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