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Feb. 18, 2017
craquelure\krak-LOO R, KRAK-loo r\noun
1. a network of fine cracks or crackles on the surface of a painting,
caused chiefly by shrinkage of paint film or varnish.
QuotesShe made more coffee and ate sitting on the sofa, looking closely
at the craquelure that the ageing process, exposure to light and
movement of the wooden support had inevitably inflicted on the painted
surface.
-- Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Flanders Panel, translated by Margaret
Jull Costa, 1994
Origin of craquelureCraquelure came to English in the early 1900s
from the French verb meaning to crackle, to crack.More From
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