macule

Definitions

1. 1.(Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
2. 2.To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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