Macule
Macule , noun
[French macule. See Macula.]
1.
A spot. [Obsolete]
2.
(Printing) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Macule , transitive verb
[Compare French maculer. See Maculate, v.]
(Printing) To blur; especially (Printing), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.