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craquelures

craquelures is the plural of craquelure.

Meaning of craquelure

Noun

craquelure (countable and uncountable, plural craquelures)

  1. (painting) 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

Questions about craquelures

What is craquelures the plural of?
Craquelures is the plural of craquelure.

Words near craquelures in the dictionary

  1. crapy
  2. craquelin
  3. craquelins
  4. craquelure
  5. craquelured
  6. craquelures
  7. crare
  8. crares
  9. Crarey
  10. Crareys
  11. Crary

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