Maculation
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maculation — index bad repute, flaw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
maculation — (n.) mid 15c., from L. maculationem (nom. maculatio), noun of action from pp. stem of maculare (see MACULATE (Cf. maculate)) … Etymology dictionary
maculation — [mak΄yo͞o lā′shən] n. [L maculatio: see MACULATE] 1. Archaic a spotting or being spotted 2. a spot; blemish 3. the pattern of spots on an animal or plant … English World dictionary
maculation — maculage [makylaʒ] n. m. ou maculation [makylɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1819; maculation, 1802; « souillure », 1547; de maculer. ❖ 1 Action de maculer; son résultat. 2 Typogr. Salissure « provoquée par des feuilles entassées fraîchement imprimées » ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
maculation — /mak yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of spotting. 2. a spotted condition. 3. a marking of spots, as on an animal. 4. a disfiguring spot or stain. [1425 75 for earlier sense sexual defilement ; late ME < L maculation (s. of maculatio). See… … Universalium
maculation — noun Date: 15th century 1. archaic the state of being spotted 2. a. a blemish in the form of a discrete spot < acne scars and maculations > b. the arrangement of spots and markings on an animal or plant … New Collegiate Dictionary
maculation — noun The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish … Wiktionary
maculation — mac·u·la·tion .mak yə lā shən n 1) a blemish in the form of a discrete spot <acne scars and maculations> 2) the arrangement of spots and markings on an animal or plant … Medical dictionary
maculation — mækjÉ™ leɪʃn / jÊŠl n. act of spotting or staining; condition of being spotted or stained; spot or stain; condition of being marked with maculae … English contemporary dictionary
maculation — mac·u·la·tion … English syllables
