mackling

Variant of mackle

mackle definition

mackle (mak′əl)

noun

  1. a blot or blur
  2. a blurred sheet

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb mackled -·led, mackling -·ling

Printing to print blurred or double; blur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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