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A small contrasting part of something
Answer for the clue "A small contrasting part of something ", 10 letters:
maculation
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Word definitions for maculation in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Latin maculationem (nominative maculatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of maculare (see maculate ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: spot , speckle , dapple , patch , fleck ] the act of spotting or staining something [syn: staining , spotting ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maculation \Mac"u*la"tion\, n. [L. maculatio.] The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula. --Shak.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context Shakespearian English) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. See (term immaculate English).
Usage examples of maculation.
It had, however, broad maculations of bluish black, obviously caused by extravasated blood from contusions.
A hundred kilometres behind her, twenty-seven fusion bombs arrayed in an ammonite maculation detonated simultaneously, throwing up a temporary visual and electronic barrier.