patine
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of patine
From French; see origin at patina
Example Sentences
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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 George MacDonald
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 Elisabeth Luther Cary
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 Charles John Kean
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 George Gibbs
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 William Francis Dawson
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
It was of iron, patined rather than rusted, Lombard in form, and of evident antiquity.
From The Collectors by Frank Jewett Mather
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 H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The night had fallen black, but the cabin windows were marvellously patined by stars.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
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