alligatorine

Meaning

alligatorine means (painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses alligatorine to mean (painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal....
• The teacher asked students to find alligatorine in the reading.