craquelure
/kɹæk.əˈlʊə/
craquelure noun: the distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting.
Noun
craquelure (countable and uncountable, plural craquelures)
- The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting.
- Documentary evidence is what he prefers; but, failing that, he will put up with a cunning concoction of dates and watermarks, cabalistic signatures, craquelure, patina, chemical properties of paint and medium, paper and canvas, all sorts of collateral evidence, historical and biographical, and racy...1914, Clive Bell, Art
- Alan squinted. It was the robot, the one he’d given her, the pretty thing with the Dutch Master craquelure up its tuna-can skirts.2005, Cory Doctorow, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
craquelure meaning in Tamil
craquelure in Tamil
- துகளோவியம்
Forms of craquelure
| plural | craquelures |
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Origin of craquelure
Borrowed from French craquelure.
Words formed from craquelure
Questions about craquelure
- What does craquelure mean?
- Craquelure means the distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting.
- What is craquelure in Tamil?
- Craquelure in Tamil is துகளோவியம். See Craquelure meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is craquelure?
- Craquelure is a noun.
- How do you pronounce craquelure?
- Craquelure is pronounced /kɹæk.əˈlʊə/ (US).
- What is the plural of craquelure?
- The plural of craquelure is craquelures.
Words near craquelure in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: craquelure (page history and authors); craquelure (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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