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noun

patina n.

A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.

(Fine Arts) The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals.

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Etymology of 'Patina'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Patina" Quotes from Famous Books

... neglected in the search for the pleasing objects of the past. Considered too utilitarian, their decorative appeal—the mellow patina of the wood plane or the delicately tapered legs of a pair of dividers—often goes unnoticed. Surprisingly modern in design, the ancient carpenter's or cabinetmaker's tool has a vitality of line that can, without reference to technical significance, make it an object of considerable grace ...

— Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 • Peter C. Welsh

... red patina, which scales off readily sometimes, or with thick green patina cracked, or hard green or brown patina, are safe. Thin green patina, or bare brown or black metal ...

— How to Observe in Archaeology • Various

... switched away some portion of the thick growth of brambles and bindweed that had formed over it, he saw that it was a less ordinary decoration. A stone column about four feet high, and on the top of it a metal globe—copper, to judge by the green patina—engraved, and finely engraved too, with figures in outline, and letters. That was what Humphreys saw, and a brief glance at the figures convinced him that it was one of those mysterious things called celestial globes, from ...

— Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - Part 2: More Ghost Stories • Montague Rhodes James

Words linked to "Patina" : coat, patinate, patinize