2. (Med.)
Defn: A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. Quain.
3. (Fine Arts)
Defn: A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.
CRACKLED
Crac"kled (-k'ld), a. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; — said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.
CRACKLEWARE
Crac"kle*ware` (-wr`), n.
Defn: See Crackle, n., 3.
CRACKLING
Crac"kling (krk"klng), n.
1. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. Eccl. vii. 6.