What does "maculation" mean?

The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

What is a synonym for "maculation"?

Common synonyms include: bloodstain, blot, blotch, blur, brand, dab.

noun

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Noun

1
The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"I speak not ‘be thou true,’ as fearing thee, For I will throw my glove to Death himself, That there’s no maculation in thy heart:"
2
the act of spotting or staining something wordnet
3
A pattern of spots. uncountable
"Females [of the species Speyeria nokomis] are cream above with heavy black maculation accompanied by much dark suffusion."
4
a small contrasting part of something wordnet

"I speak not ‘be thou true,’ as fearing thee, For I will throw my glove to Death himself, That there’s no maculation in thy heart:"

From macule + -ate + -ion.

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