Meaning & use
Mackles
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Blemishes or blurred double impressions on a printed page, caused by the paper or type shifting during printing.
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The old book's pages were marred by mackles from a misaligned press.
Print restorers noted several mackles in the rare pamphlet's margins.
A note on using this word
This specialized printing term comes from an old verb "mackle," meaning to blur or blot, and is rarely used outside typography and bookbinding.
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