† maculousadj.

Forms: late Middle English 1700s maculose, late Middle English–1800s maculous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin maculōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin maculōsus (see maculose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare Middle French maculeux (15th cent.).

Chiefly Science. Obsolete.

Spotted; = macular adj.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted

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flecked1377

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maculous?a1425

mailedc1425

variant1502

garled1506

sparked1552

menil1611

marbled1629

ticked1688

varied1715

maculose1727

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > pitted or punctate

maculous?a1425

maculose1727

punctuated1754

punctate1760

punctured1769

punctuate1872

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective] > blemished > spotted

maculous?a1425

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 113 (MED) Scabiez, serpigo, impetigo, & lich þyngez beþ maculose, spotty infeccions of þe skyn.

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 2765 (MED) His [sc. the sun's] bright aristh is like a mery day..And maculous [L. maculosus] is shour or cloudis ay, And pale aristh wil reyn or ellis [s]nowe.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 366/1 A Masculous [sic: in the ‘Table’ Maculous], or spotted Cramp-fish, hath the Eyes turned into black round spots.

1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Maculous or Maculose, troubled or affected with Spots, Defects, or natural Deformities.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Maculosus, having or full of spots; maculous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	maculous
释义	† maculousadj. Forms: late Middle English 1700s maculose, late Middle English–1800s maculous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin maculōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin maculōsus (see maculose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare Middle French maculeux (15th cent.). Chiefly Science. Obsolete. Spotted; = macular adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted spotteda1325 flecked1377 dappledc1400 maculous?a1425 mailedc1425 variant1502 garled1506 sparked1552 menil1611 marbled1629 ticked1688 varied1715 maculose1727 the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > pitted or punctate maculous?a1425 maculose1727 punctuated1754 punctate1760 punctured1769 punctuate1872 the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [adjective] > blemished > spotted maculous?a1425 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 113 (MED) Scabiez, serpigo, impetigo, & lich þyngez beþ maculose, spotty infeccions of þe skyn. a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 2765 (MED) His [sc. the sun's] bright aristh is like a mery day..And maculous [L. maculosus] is shour or cloudis ay, And pale aristh wil reyn or ellis [s]nowe. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 366/1 A Masculous [sic: in the ‘Table’ Maculous], or spotted Cramp-fish, hath the Eyes turned into black round spots. 1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Maculous or Maculose, troubled or affected with Spots, Defects, or natural Deformities. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Maculosus, having or full of spots; maculous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.?a1425
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