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Maculed vs Macled - What's the difference?

maculed | macled |

As a verb maculed

is past tense of macule.

As an adjective macled is

marked like macle (chiastolite).

maculed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (macule)

    • macule

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mackle (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spot.
  • A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.

    • Verb

    (macul)
  • (printing) To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type.

    • References

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    Anagrams

    * ----

    macled

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (mineralogy) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
  • (mineralogy) Having a twin structure.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
    • (Webster 1913)