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

Translations

Russian: кракелю́р (ru) m (krakeljúr), кракле́ (ru) n (kraklé)

French

Etymology

From craqueler +‎ -ure

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krak(ə)lyr/

Noun

craquelure f (plural craquelures)

A small crack, usually in paint, glaze, varnish and similar substances.

Further reading

“craquelure” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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