单词 | alligatoring |
释义 | alligatoringn. Originally and chiefly U.S. The development of intersecting cracks in paint, varnish, etc., caused by contraction and resulting in a surface resembling the skin of an alligator; (also) the cracks themselves. Cf. crocodiling n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > condition or preservation of paintings > [noun] > cracking or wrinkling alligatoring1904 crocodiling1932 curtaining1940 1904 739 Paint Questions Answered 256 We would assume that it is an aggravated case of alligatoring, which may be brought about by too heavy a priming coat. 1953 Gloss. Paint Terms (B.S.I.) 11 Crocodiling or alligatoring, a drastic type of crazing producing a pattern resembling the hide of a crocodile. 1974 Maintenance & Repair of Roofs (U.S. Depts. Army, Navy, Air Force & Marine Corps) 22/2 Alligatoring is always most severe where the asphalt coating is thickest. 2004 Old-house Jrnl. July 24/3 Many quick-and-dirty painters simply brush right over alligatoring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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