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mackle

mack·le [ mák'l ]


noun  (plural mack·les)
Definition:
 
printing error: a blurred or double impression caused by the movement of paper or type during the printing process



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle mack·led, present participle mack·ling, 3rd person present singular mack·les)
Definition:
 
blur image: to cause a printed impression to blur, or appear blurred

[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin macula "spot, stain"]
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