racinage

American  

[ras-uh-nahzh, ra-see-nazh] / ˌræs əˈnɑʒ, ra siˈnaʒ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of racinage

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