mackleEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishmackle /ˈmakl / ▸ noun a blurred impression in printing. – ORIGIN late 16th century (as a verb): from French maculer ‘to stain’, from Latin maculare ‘to stain’, from macula ‘stain’. The noun dates from the early 18th century.
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