maculationn.

Brit.

/ˌmakjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmækjəˈleɪʃən/

Forms: late Middle English maculacion, 1600s– maculation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin maculātiōn-, maculātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin maculātiōn-, maculātiō < maculāt- , past participial stem of maculāre (see maculate v.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French maculation (1547).

1. The action of spotting or staining; the condition of being spotted or stained (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > stained condition

maculation?a1475

staininess1905

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun] > condition of being stained or sullied

maculation?a1475

stainingc1595

spottedness1611

spottiness1611

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > stained condition > staining

maculation?a1475

staining1530

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 130 If he be gylty sum maculacion, Pleyn in his face xal shewe it owth.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 133 I nevyr knew of mannys maculacion, but evyr haue lyved in trewe virginite.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 63 I will throw my gloue to death himselfe, That there is no maculation in thy heart.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 531 The nigrescent maculation of their pristine niveous candour.

1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 34 I waged a blind and ineffectual warfare all night, to the loss of my rest and the maculation of my countenance.

1887 R. L. Stevenson Memories & Portraits vi. 102 It was from the maculation of sheep's blood that he had come..to cleanse himself.

1919 C. Mackenzie Sylvia & Michael i. 27 I took a cruel delight in Lily's fading..to predestine her to maculation.

2. Chiefly Biology. The state of being marked with maculae; a particular arrangement or pattern of maculae; (in plural) spots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > spotted condition

spottedness1611

spottiness1611

nevosity1656

maculation1826

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 650 Numerous Libellulinæ emulate the Heliconian butterflies by their maculation.

1879 R. A. Proctor Pleasant Ways Sci. ii. 40 The doctrine that an intimate association exists between solar maculation (or spottiness) and terrestrial meteorological phenomena.

1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 642 Patches of vividly red Poppies, with fine black maculations, like eyes, edged with white.

1975 Sci. Amer. Dec. 111/1 Moma is an aboriginal word for ghost, an allusion to the pale maculations of this small species that make it blend with the sand.

1992 Jrnl. Lepidopterists' Soc. 45 291 This new species is differentiated from other species of Amblyscirtes primarily by characters of size, color and maculation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	maculation
释义	maculationn. Brit. /ˌmakjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmækjəˈleɪʃən/ Forms: late Middle English maculacion, 1600s– maculation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin maculātiōn-, maculātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin maculātiōn-, maculātiō < maculāt- , past participial stem of maculāre (see maculate v.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French maculation (1547). 1. The action of spotting or staining; the condition of being spotted or stained (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > stained condition maculation?a1475 staininess1905 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun] > condition of being stained or sullied maculation?a1475 stainingc1595 spottedness1611 spottiness1611 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > stained condition > staining maculation?a1475 staining1530 ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 130 If he be gylty sum maculacion, Pleyn in his face xal shewe it owth. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 133 I nevyr knew of mannys maculacion, but evyr haue lyved in trewe virginite. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 63 I will throw my gloue to death himselfe, That there is no maculation in thy heart. View more context for this quotation 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 531 The nigrescent maculation of their pristine niveous candour. 1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 34 I waged a blind and ineffectual warfare all night, to the loss of my rest and the maculation of my countenance. 1887 R. L. Stevenson Memories & Portraits vi. 102 It was from the maculation of sheep's blood that he had come..to cleanse himself. 1919 C. Mackenzie Sylvia & Michael i. 27 I took a cruel delight in Lily's fading..to predestine her to maculation. 2. Chiefly Biology. The state of being marked with maculae; a particular arrangement or pattern of maculae; (in plural) spots. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > spotted condition spottedness1611 spottiness1611 nevosity1656 maculation1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 650 Numerous Libellulinæ emulate the Heliconian butterflies by their maculation. 1879 R. A. Proctor Pleasant Ways Sci. ii. 40 The doctrine that an intimate association exists between solar maculation (or spottiness) and terrestrial meteorological phenomena. 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 642 Patches of vividly red Poppies, with fine black maculations, like eyes, edged with white. 1975 Sci. Amer. Dec. 111/1 Moma is an aboriginal word for ghost, an allusion to the pale maculations of this small species that make it blend with the sand. 1992 Jrnl. Lepidopterists' Soc. 45 291 This new species is differentiated from other species of Amblyscirtes primarily by characters of size, color and maculation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?a1475
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