maculation — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

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:

1891, Ambrose Bierce, “A Holy Terror” in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, p. 218, He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.

2

A pattern of spots.

Females [of the species Speyeria nokomis] are cream above with heavy black maculation accompanied by much dark suffusion.

1990, Mason E. Hale, A Synopsis of the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae), Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 195, [This lichen] species […] is recognized by […] more or less distinct maculation on the upper surface, and pale brown lower surface.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

black, heavy

MACULATION + NOUN

heart, thy

PREP.

in, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of spotting or staining something

staining
spotting

noun — a small contrasting part of something

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

3

01

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:

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02

1891, Ambrose Bierce, “A Holy Terror” in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, p. 218, He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.

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03

Females [of the species Speyeria nokomis] are cream above with heavy black maculation accompanied by much dark suffusion.

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Usage Notes

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