patine

American  

[puh-teen, pa-teen] / pəˈtin, pæˈtin /

noun

1. patina.

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verb (used with object)

patined, patining

1. to patinate.

Etymology

Origin of patine

From French; patina

Example Sentences

The moonbeams had laid a patine of silver upon the floor of the small clearing before the door, and played softly among the shadows.

From The Vagrant Duke by Gibbs, George

If I have any such, I will not cast it on the road as I walk, but present it on a fair patine to him to whom I may think it well to show it.

From Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. by MacDonald, George

Study of stone implements; simple and compound; rough and polished; primary and secondary chipping; cleavage; firing; bulb of percussion; mineralogy of implements; patine, etc.

From Anthropology As a Science and as a Branch of University Education in the United States by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Hugh de Pateshall walked before with the patine, clothed in a dalmatica; and the Earls of Chester, Lincoln, and Warren, bearing the swords, preceded him.

From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis

A patine is the small flat dish or plate used with the chalice in the service of the altar.

From Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, with Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Kean, Charles John