craquelure
Americannoun
plural
craqueluresnoun
Etymology
Origin of craquelure
First recorded in 1910–15; < French, equivalent to craquel(er) “to crackle, crack” (imitative) + -ure -ure
Example Sentences
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His dreamy scenes, heavy with craquelure thanks to the specific paints he uses, are built up with multiple layers of paints.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Q: You get a lot of texture and craquelure in your glazes.
From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2019
Other craquelure panels are made of aluminum-coated plastic so their wavy surface distorts reflections of the ceiling, floor or viewers' faces, "Lewis Carroll-style," Moses says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2016
The craquelure that laughs at illusions of timelessness webs the surface of everything, a conservator's nightmare.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2010
He compared the painting with photographs of the many cracks, or craquelure, in the original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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