crackle-ware

crack·le·ware

[krak-uhl-wair]
noun
ceramic ware having a crackled glaze.
Also called crackle.


Origin:
1880–85; crackle + ware1

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crackleware

noun
glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface [syn: crackle
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