alligatored

1. 1
   adjective

   Cracked all over into small rough pieces, the way old paint can look like an alligator's skin.

   Like dried mud in the sun that splits into many small, curling pieces.

   The old door was covered in alligatored paint that flaked off in chips.

   We sanded down the alligatored varnish before painting the chair again.

   Similarcracked, crazed

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of alligator. Use this form when the cracking has already happened.

   The varnish alligatored after years in the hot attic.

   Old paint on the fence had alligatored into rough little squares.

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