patine
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of patine
From French; see origin at patina
Example Sentences
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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
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
In places this patine will be nearly a millimeter thick and will consequently choke up all delicate modeling, soften all that is sharp, and render the bronze dull, mou, heavy.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Cary, Elisabeth Luther
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
To produce Barye's fine green patine, requires time and patience, and for commercial bronze is impracticable.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Cary, Elisabeth Luther
The artist has wielded an impressively intricate design from patined cast aluminum and steel, with inset glass portraits of world leaders.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2021
He keeps all 100 acres of this beautifully reverent destination―from spartan Civil War headstones to patined angel statues to ornate mausoleums―pristine.
From Southern Living ● Apr. 7, 2010
The night had fallen black, but the cabin windows were marvellously patined by stars.
From The Path of the King by Buchan, John
Looking up you saw at an immense distance above a pale green roof patined with sparkling and flashing points of light, where the breeze was busy playing with the green fronds of the trees.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
It was of iron, patined rather than rusted, Lombard in form, and of evident antiquity.
From The Collectors by Mather, Frank Jewett
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