craquelure

English

WOTD – 13 November 2008

Craquelure in the Mona Lisa, with a typical "Italian" pattern of small rectangular blocks

Etymology

Borrowed from French craquelure.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kɹæk.əˈlʊə/, /kɹæk.əˈljʊə/
(US) IPA^(key): /kɹæk.əˈlʊɹ/, /kɹæk.əˈljʊɹ/
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Noun

craquelure (countable and uncountable, plural craquelures)

(art) The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting.

Translations

hairline cracks in painting

French: craquelure (fr) f
Italian: craquelure f
Polish: krakelura (pl) f
Russian: кракелю́р (ru) m (krakeljúr), кракле́ (ru) n (kraklé)
Spanish: craquelado m

See also

craze (pottery)

French

Etymology

From craqueler +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁa.klyʁ/
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Noun

craquelure f (plural craquelures)

a small crack, usually in paint, glaze, varnish and similar substances

Descendants

→ English: craquelure
→ Italian: craquelure

Further reading

“craquelure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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