maculation
Americannoun
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the act of spotting.
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a spotted condition.
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a marking of spots, as on an animal.
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a disfiguring spot or stain.
Etymology
Origin of maculation
1425–75 for earlier sense “sexual defilement”; late Middle English < Latin maculātiōn- (stem of maculātiō ). See maculate, -ion
Example Sentences
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It had, however, broad maculations of bluish-black, obviously caused by extravasated blood from contusions.
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Lumper: one who, in describing species or genera recognizes only prominent or obvious characters to the exclusion of minor color or variable characters of maculation or structure: see splitter.
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It had, however, broad maculations of bluish black, obviously caused by extravasated blood from contusions.
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He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.
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The rock was bluish black, spattered with maculations of a ruddy sanguine tint, as though drops of blood had oozed out, in places, from its stony heart.
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