craquelure
Americannoun
noun
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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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At Pearl Lam, the delicate craquelure of the monochrome panels by Su Xiaobai connects them to historic painting and celadon pottery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
During a midnight lecture she explained how, as a mathematician working with an algorithm, she filled in the altarpiece’s craquelure.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021
Yet there it is, “Broadway Boogie-Woogie,” with just a little craquelure in the yellow.
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2020
One studio displays enormous, craquelure paintings created in the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2016
A gifted forger can copy a painting, but he cannot copy a craquelure.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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