mackle

American

[mak-uhl] / ˈmæk əl /

noun

a blur in printing, as from a double impression.

verb (used with or without object)

mackled, mackling

to blur, as from a double impression in printing.

mackle ¹ British

/ ˈmækjuːl, ˈmækəl /

noun

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

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mackle ² British

/ ˈmækəl /

verb

dialect to mend hurriedly or in a makeshift way

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Etymology

Origin of mackle

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

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mackled

These fragments consist of glassy albite, much mackled, and with very imperfect cleavages, mingled with semi-rounded grains, having tarnished, glossy surfaces, of a steel-blue mineral.

From Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin

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