Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cracking; a chink or rift.
- noun In pottery, a separating of the glaze from the body, forming blisters which are easily broken.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Fine cracks resulting from shrinkage on the surface of glazed pottery, concrete, or other material. The admired crackle in some Oriental potteries and porcelains is crazing produced in a foreseen and regulated way. In common pottery it is often the result of exposure to undue heat, and the beginning of disintegration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
craze . - noun A covering of fine cracks on a hard smooth surface such as a glazed object or car exterior.
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Examples
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You know the ones with the stress marks they call crazing?
Midlife Musings cass 2010
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It is about 10″ in diameter and in good condition with overall crazing, which is why we recommend it for display use only.
We Blog A Lot 2009
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The worst kind of crazing comes with brown staining in and around it, and this can totally ruin the look of a piece.
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This kind of crazing is called delayed crazing or moisture crazing. body contracts more: This example shows a body with higher expansion rate than the glaze.
Chapter 9 1990
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So, you have cleaned up your item and maybe you now discover that there is crazing present.
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The cracks crazing across the sky drove them both to distraction.
365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The skin on her forehead wrinkled in puzzlement, her perfectly painted face crazing over with tiny cracks.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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The cracks crazing across the sky drove them both to distraction.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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The average cost of replacement is what has the current tech switch crazing all the media producers.
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See, I saw a flare all crazing up around the head of the old past, the priest, and I said I saw a crow of fire and they said who?
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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