crackle
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- noun
- /ˈkrækəl/
:
craquelado
- I used a glaze of acrylic paint to bring out the crackles on painted paper.
- a crackle glaze
- a crackle finish
Examples
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"Like what?" asked Morgan, chewing the crackle-crisp boudins.
Fiction book (1994) -
you uh you ladies got names yeah snap crackle and pop.
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There was not even a crackle of static, which meant that I could not possibly be heard within the Arachnid.
Fiction book (1999) -
A woman living in a grand house may pride herself on all her lovely things; but the moment she hears the crackle of fire, she decides very quickly which are the few she values most.
Fiction book (1997) -
And the HDMI worked perfectly for streaming Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and Crackle.
Blog text (34) -
(fuses crackle)
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She is draped across a table strewn with camera parts, stomach down, head resting on a black, crackle-finish camera magazine, her legs spread.
Fiction book (1996) -
Emile set the cup back in the saucer, the delicate white crackle glaze a reflection of the latticework of soft knife scars on the backs of his hands.
Fiction book (1991) -
(GLASS CRACKLES)
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The antique vase had a stunning crackle finish that highlighted its age and craftsmanship.
Synonyms
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A network of very small cracks on the surface of pottery, glass, or painted objects
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9.9
A pattern of fine cracks on a painting or vase surface caused by age
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How Cracked
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Etymology
Crackle is used for the fine network of lines on pottery because it comes from crack ('a small break') and was applied to the tiny breaks in a glaze, so a crackle is the pattern of many little cracks on a surface.