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Damaged by alligatoring.
Traditional restoration of an original paint scheme would have involved stripping all of the alligatored and deteriorated exterior paint.
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alligatored — adj. 1. 1 having cracks in a reticulated pattern, giving an appearance reminiscent of alligator hide; said of a surface coating, e.g., of paint, varnish, or glazing Syn: cracked [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alligatored — adjective of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cracked • Similar to: ↑rough, ↑unsmooth … Useful english dictionary
unsmooth — adjective having or caused by an irregular surface trees with rough bark rough ground rough skin rough blankets his unsmooth face • Syn: ↑rough • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ser|pen|tined — «SUR puhn teend, tynd», adjective. 1. having serpents; infested with snakes: »... the disappearance of two other woodsmen in the alligatored and serpentined gloom (Newsweek). 2. Figurative. twisted or winding like a snake: »serpentined mountain… … Useful english dictionary
