macule
1 synonym for macule, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A smudge or doubled mark on a printed page, caused by the paper slipping while it was being printed.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English macule, from Middle French macule, whose own source was Classical Latin macula. It is a doublet of macchia and macula, and, with a suffix added, of maquis.
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