racinage

[ ras-uh-nahzh; French ra-see-nazh ]

noun

1. decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of racinage¹

< French, equivalent to racine root (< Late Latin rādīcīna, for Latin rādīx, stem rādīc- root ¹ ) + -age -age