macule
11macule — (ma ku l ) s. f. 1° Tache. Papier plein de macules. 2° Terme d astronomie. Taches qu on découvre sur le disque du soleil. 3° Fig. Souillure. • Ainsi lorsque de sa maison Oreste eut vengé la macule Sur sa mère..., SCARR. Virg. IV. • L… …
12macule — Macula Mac u*la, n.; pl. {Macul[ae]}. [L., spot, stain, blot. See {Mail} armor, and cf. {Mackle}, {Macule}.] 1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also {macule}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) …
13MACULE — s. f. Tache, souillure. Ce papier est plein de macules. Agneau sans macule, Agneau sans tache. Il se dit, dans le langage de la Théologie et de la Dévotion, pour désigner JÉSUS CHRIST. MACULE, en Astronomie, se dit d Une tache obscure qu on… …
14Macule — The macule is the simplest dermatological lesion. It is flat and can only be seen and not felt. The macule is noted by a change in color of the skin. It may be brown, blue, red or exhibit a lesser pigment or an absence of pigment. The color of… …
15MACULE — n. f. Tache, souillure. Ce papier est plein de macules. MACULE, en termes d’Astronomie, se dit d’une Tache obscure qu’on observe sur le disque du soleil …
16Macule — A small localized change in the color of skin that is neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules are never large. They are basically little spots or blemishes in the skin. They are entirely flat and can only be appreciated by visual… …
17macule — noun Etymology: French, from Latin macula Date: 1863 a patch of skin that is altered in color but usually not elevated and that is a characteristic feature of various diseases (as smallpox) …
18macule — A spot: only commonly met in the construct immaculate meaning unspotted …
19macule — /mak yoohl/, n., v., maculed, maculing. n. 1. mackle. 2. macula. v.t., v.i. 3. mackle. [1475 85; < L macula spot, blemish; cf. MACULA] * * * …
20macule — 1. noun a) A spot. b) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little. 2. verb To blur; especially to …
