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mackle

Noun

mack=le

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mackle(n = noun.communication) - a printed impression that is blurred or doubled;

mackle, n. [See Macle.].

Same as Macule. [1913 Webster]

mackle, v. t. & i.

To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression. [1913 Webster]

mackle, n. a blurred impression in printing.

Etymology

F macule f. L macula blemish: see MACULA

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