WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016
cra•que•lure
(krak lŏŏr′, krak′lŏŏr; Fr. krakə lyr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lures
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(-lŏŏrz′, -lŏŏrz; Fr. -lyr′).USA pronunciation
- Fine Arta network of fine cracks or crackles on the surface of a painting, caused chiefly by shrinkage of paint film or varnish.
- French, equivalent. to craquel(er) to crackle, crack (imitative) + -ure -ure
- 1910–15

