paten
or pat·in
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Origin of paten
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How to use paten in a sentence
The Liber Pontificalis states that glass patens were in use in the third century.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowIf you get one of the Patens section, remember when you prune that the flowers are borne on the old ripened wood.
The Children's Book of Gardening | Mrs. Alfred SidgwickOne of these is the Cyathea patens, from ten to twelve feet high, with a beautiful, umbrella-shaped crown.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena | H. J. MozansThe Patens and Florida do not require pruning; those of the Lanuginosa should be cut back moderately, but not too close.
Gardening for the Million | Alfred PinkAmong the species belonging to this group may be noted the Condylostoma patens (Fig. 39), remarkable for its size and voracity.
The Ocean World: | Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for paten
patin or patine (ˈpætɪn)
/ (ˈpætən) /
a plate, usually made of silver or gold, esp the plate on which the bread is placed in the Eucharist
Origin of paten
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