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patina
CIDE DICTIONARY
patina, n. [It., fr. L. patina a dish, a pan, a kind of cake. Cf. Paten.].
- A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella. [1913 Webster]
- The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals. Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
patina, n. (pl. patinas)
1 a film, usu. green, formed on the surface of old bronze.
2 a similar film on other surfaces.
3 a gloss produced by age on woodwork.
1 a film, usu. green, formed on the surface of old bronze.
2 a similar film on other surfaces.
3 a gloss produced by age on woodwork.
Derivative
patinated adj. patination n.
Etymology
It. f. L patina dish
THESAURUS
patina
burnish, coat, coating, collop, covering, cut, deal, disk, feuille, film, finish, flap, foil, fold, glaze, gloss, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, leaf, luster, membrane, pane, panel, patination, peel, pellicle, plait, plank, plate, plating, ply, plywood, polish, rasher, safety glass, scum, sheet, shine, skin, slab, slat, slice, table, tablet, veneer, verdigris, waferFor further exploring for "patina" in Webster Dictionary Online
