OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 49912

craquelure

/kɹæk.əˈlʊə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
craquelado
The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting.
Alan squinted. It was the robot, the one he’d given her, the pretty thing with the Dutch Master craquelure up its tuna-can skirts.
Documentary evidence is what he prefers; but, failing that, he will put up with a cunning concoction of dates and watermarks, cabalistic signatures, craquelure, patina, chemical pr…
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