maculation (n.)

  1. a small contrasting part of something; a bald spot; a leopards spots; a patch of clouds; patches of thin ice; a fleck of red

    [ Syn: spot , speckle , dapple , patch , fleck ]

  2. the act of spotting or staining something

    [ Syn: staining , spotting ]

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