# crocodiled

Pronunciation: say "KROK-uh-dyld" US /ˈkɹɑkədaɪld/, UK /ˈkɹɒkədaɪld/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of crocodile. *(slang)* — simple past and past participle of crocodile
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of crocodile. Use this form for cracking that already happened.
   - _The mural on the south wall crocodiled after decades of heat and frost._
   - _The lacquer had crocodiled across the cabinet's surface._

## Adjective

2. Of paint or a similar coating: having developed a network of surface cracks.
   - Simple: Used for paint or a coating that has cracked into many small connected pieces.
   - _Restorers carefully removed the crocodiled varnish before repainting the canvas._
   - _The crocodiled surface of the antique table told of decades near a sunny window._

## Origin

Formed from "crocodile" plus the suffix "-ed," named for its resemblance to a crocodile's scales.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/crocodiled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).