mackle

[ mak-uhl ]

noun

1. a blur in printing, as from a double impression.

verb (used with or without object)

, mack·led, mack·ling.

1. to blur, as from a double impression in printing.

mackle

¹

/ ˈmækjuːl; ˈmækəl /

noun

1. printing a double or blurred impression caused by shifting paper or type

mackle

²

/ ˈmækəl /

verb

1. dialect.
   to mend hurriedly or in a makeshift way

Word History and Origins

Origin of mackle¹

1585–95; variant of earlier macle, makle; earlier macule macule

Word History and Origins

Origin of mackle¹

C16: via French from Latin macula spot, stain