Usually means: Cracking pattern in paint, varnish.
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  1. craquelure: Merriam-Webster
  2. craquelure: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. craquelure: Collins English Dictionary
  4. craquelure: Wiktionary
  5. craquelure: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. craquelure: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. craquelure: Dictionary.com
  8. Craquelure: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. craquelure: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. craquelure: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. craquelure: Encyclopedia

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  1. craquelure: Wordcraft Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (craquelure)

▸ noun:  (art) The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting.

Similar:
crocodiling, craze, crumple, crimp, crizzel, crinkle-crankle, crenulation, crispation, crisping, crevasse, more...

Types:
linear craquelure, crazing, alligatoring, more...

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Similar:
crocodiling, craze, crumple, crimp, crizzel, crinkle-crankle, crenulation, crispation, crisping, crevasse, more...

Types:
linear craquelure, crazing, alligatoring, more...



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