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craze

craze

6 8.3
A network of small cracks on the surface of glazed pottery
  • noun
  • /kreɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : craqueladura
  • Under the microscope, the artisan's pottery revealed a delicate craze that added to its charm.
  • cracks and crazes

Examples

  • The vase was beautiful, but after years of being displayed, it had developed a craze that marred its appearance.

  • The intricate craze on the bowl's surface was a result of the firing process in the kiln.

  • Blogging is the latest craze in Internet marketing and SEO circles.

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  • At the height of the dot-com craze, Fortune magazine had put Ellis's net worth at twenty-one billion dollars.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • If you haven't heard about the Elf on the Shelf craze, you are definitely not on Pinterest.

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Synonyms

crackle
vscraze
1 6.7

A network of fine cracks in the glaze of pottery or porcelain

is used more generally for any fine crack on glazes or ceramics
crazing
vscraze
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A network of very small cracks on the surface of pottery, glass, or painted objects

refers to a single fine crack rather than the whole network
craquelure
vscraze
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A pattern of fine cracks on a painting or vase surface caused by age

applies to cracks on ceramic glazes rather than paintings or varnish

Antonyms

smoothness
1 2.6

How something works without pauses or problems

Surface Forms

craze singular
crazes plural

Etymology

Craze for the fine cracks on a glaze comes from an old idea of 'breaking' or 'cracking'. So a craze is the tiny 'crack' lines that form a network on pottery surfaces.