patine
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of patine
From French; see origin at patina
Example Sentences
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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
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
Theodore Child has given an excellent description of the difference between this final enrichment of a bronze as applied by a master and the patine of commerce.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Cary, Elisabeth Luther
The ideal patine," he says, "is an oxydation and a polish, without thickness, as it were, a delicate varnish or glaze, giving depth and tone to the metal.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Cary, Elisabeth Luther
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
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