Mac"ule (?), n. [F. macule. See Macula.]
1.
A spot.
[Obs.]
2. Print.
A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
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Mac"ule, 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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