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Crackle

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crackle
1. intentional crazing in the glaze of a piece of porcelain or pottery
2. porcelain or pottery so decorated
crackle
In painting, a paint or lacquer designed to develop a network of fine cracks when applied over a softer undercoat.
Crackle 

a network of fine cracks on the glazed surface of ceramic goods. Crackle is created for ornamental effect, using the difference in the expansion coefficients of the crock and the glaze during firing.
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At home, however, all will look bright and bustling as we children are set to shell peas or poppies, and the damp twigs crackle in the stove, and our mother comes to look fondly at our work, and our old nurse, Iliana, tells us stories of bygone days, or terrible legends concerning wizards and dead men.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
I heard the crackle of fire in the sand pits and the sudden squeal of a horse that was as suddenly stilled.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
There was a slight report from the electric rifle--a report not unlike the crackle of the wireless--and the powerful projectile sped true to its mark.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
 
 
 
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