macule Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
    macula.

WordNet

Mac"ule noun
Etymology
F. macule. See Macula.
Definitions
  1. A spot. Obs.
  2. (Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Mac"ule transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate,v.
Definitions
  1. To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.

Webster 1913