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Meaning of "craquelure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRAQUELURE

From French, from craqueler to crackle, from craquer to crack, of imitative origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRAQUELURE

craquelure  [ˈkrækəlʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAQUELURE

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Craquelure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRAQUELURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Craquelure

Craquelure is the fine pattern of dense "cracking" formed on the surface of materials, either as part of the process of ageing or of their original formation or production. The term is most often used to refer to tempera or oil paintings, where it is a sign of age that is also sometimes induced in forgeries, and ceramics, where it is often deliberate, and usually called "crackle". It can also develop in old ivory carvings, and painted miniatures on an ivory backing are prone to craquelure.

Definition of craquelure in the English dictionary

The definition of craquelure in the dictionary is a network of fine cracks on old paintings caused by the deterioration of pigment or varnish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRAQUELURE


cannelure
ˈkænəˌlʊə
chevelure
ˈʃɛvəˌlʊə
ciselure
ˈsiːzəˌlʊə
colure
kəˈlʊə
doublure
dəˈblʊə
gyplure
ˈdʒɪpˌlʊə
loure
lʊə
lur
lʊə
lure
lʊə
somatopleure
ˈsəʊmətəˌplʊə
velour
vɛˈlʊə
velours
vɛˈlʊə
velure
vəˈlʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRAQUELURE

crapshoot
crapshooter
crapulence
crapulent
crapulently
crapulosity
crapulous
crapulously
crapulousness
crapy
crare
crases
crash
crash and burn
crash barrier
crash course
crash diet
crash dive
crash dummy
crash for cash

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRAQUELURE

allure
alure
crop failure
electrical failure
encolure
engine failure
failure
heart failure
kidney failure
power failure
reciprocity failure
renal failure
respiratory failure
soilure
tubulure

Synonyms and antonyms of craquelure in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «craquelure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRAQUELURE

Find out the translation of craquelure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of craquelure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «craquelure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

龟裂缝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

craquelure
570 millions of speakers

English

craquelure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

craquelure
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

craquelure
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кракелюр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

craquelure
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

craquelure
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

craquelure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Craquelure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

craquelure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

細かい亀裂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

craquelure
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Craquelure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Craquelure
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

craquelure
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश आवाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

craquelure
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

craquelure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

craquelure
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кракелюр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

craquelure
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

craquelure
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

craquelure
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

craquelure
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

craquelure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of craquelure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAQUELURE»

The term «craquelure» is regularly used and occupies the 90.269 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAQUELURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about craquelure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAQUELURE»

Discover the use of craquelure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to craquelure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Paint Magic
An American correspondent suggests a different method of crackling top coats of matt emulsion [latex], which gives a finer and more even 'crazing', similar to the craquelure described below. Because she intends an antique effect she ...
Jocasta Innes, 2004
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Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art ...
The canvas may even distort under the weight of the paint itself, causing stress and cracking in the paint layer. i" A change in the craquelure from one area to another within a painting should raise questions. A concentric pattern of circular ...
Andrea Kirsh, Rustin S. Levenson, 2000
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Image Processing and Communications Challenges 4
In this paper an attempt has been made to develop a decision tree classification based algorithm for craquelure identification in old paintings. Craquelure can be an important element in judging authenticity, artist's workshop as well as for ...
Ryszard S. Choraś, 2012
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Complete Digital Painting Techniques
118 1 2 3 4 Craquelure Simulated Medium Oils Simulated Support Canvas Application Photoshop, Painter 2 CHECKLIST Brush type Size/Opacity Oil Small Tip 8/34% Pattern—Soft Round—Wet Edges 61/84% Pattern—Soft Round—Wet  ...
David Cole, 2010
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Best Photoshop Filters
STAMP AND CRAQUELURE Combining these two filters, Stamp and Craquelure , creates some strong and unusual textures. You can vary the blending modes to give more subtle or stronger color shifts as well. Duplicate the Background 1.
Susannah Hall, 2011
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 A-Z: Tools and Features ...
Menu: Filter >Texture > Craquelure Shortcut: – OS: Mac,Windows Version: 1, 2,3, 4,5 See also: Crop tool,Commit button The Craquelure filter is one of the options in the Texture group of filters. The feature creates an effect that looks as if the ...
Philip Andrews, 2007
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Mac Digital Photography
Roughen. with. the. Craquelure. Filter. The Craquelure filter makes the background appear as if it were painted on stucco. Small cracks and crevices appear in the image, and the shadows that fill ...
Dennis R. Cohan, Erica Sadun, 2006
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Conservation of Easel Paintings
Joyce Hill Stoner, Rebecca Rushfield. If European languages are inherently ill— suited to describe textures, then, in so far as craquelure is a visual texture, its classification must work within the limitations of language. This chapter presents a ...
Joyce Hill Stoner, Rebecca Rushfield, 2013
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and ...
CRAQUELURE. (FRENCH). The pattern of cracking in paintings; art's stress marks. Another whatchamacallit word. For anyone who has ever peered closely at an Old Masters painting and wondered if there was a word to describe the alligator ...
Phil Cousineau, 2013
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Technical Investigation of the Materials and Methods ...
the extent that it would force cracks upon the layers on top of the pigment itself.53 Note the similarities between the Dou earth pigment craquelure and the craquelure observed in the book in Lagalante'sMan Interrupted (Figurea 3b.1 and 3b.2) ...
Amanda J. Norbutus, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAQUELURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term craquelure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ceramic artist Elizabeth Wamsley expresses fascination with …
The process leaves crazing or “craquelure” (fine crackling on the surface) and often colorful, iridescent color from the effect of the lead glaze ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jun 15»
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Could The Masterpiece Be A Fake? Profit, Revenge And 'The Art Of …
Craquelure is the web of cracks that appears naturally in oil paint over time as it expands and contracts and that literally looks like little webbing ... «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Jun 15»
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Blackburn artist's work set to sell for thousands - almost 200 years …
Fine craquelure throughout, with scattered retouching visible under UV light. One or two small areas of pigment loss. May benefit from a light ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Mar 15»
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Tory Burch Fall 2015 RTW
... the likes of slithery satin bias skirts sprinkled with sequins, or suede and leather with a craquelure effect geometrically patched onto a coat or ... «Vogue.com, Feb 15»
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Last three chapels at St John's Co-Cathedral restored
Successive layers of oxidised varnish had affected the aesthetic appearance and advanced craquelure was pulling away at the paint and ... «Times of Malta, Feb 15»
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Local art news
For example, the craquelure, or cracks in the surfaces of the paintings suggesting age, are in fact achieved by a complicated process devised ... «East Hampton Star, Feb 15»
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10:04 by Ben Lerner review – visions of New York under water
Lerner uses the same rather eye-catching words and phrases again and again: proprioception, craquelure, lacrimal events, stout-bodied ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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10:04 by Ben Lerner, book review: Ideas and laughter to last all year
This book, “neither fiction nor non-fiction”, is concerned with fragmentation, culture in “craquelure”, social division. Ben admires a couple who ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
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Irina Shayk for SUITEBLANCO Night '14
Complementing the party collection, SUITEBLANCO enriches its coat line with suedes and leathers, and even craquelure jackets in metallic ... «Be Global Fashion Network, Dec 14»
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Sumi artist Fumiko Kimura, ceramicist Rob Fornell make perfect …
... constant sumi-style experimentation in glaze (from splashes to discreet underlinings) and texture that ranges from craquelure to rough iron to ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Craquelure [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/craquelure>. May 2024 ».
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