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

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

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

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 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

Il est vrai que je préfère un gris argenté, mais le ton chaud de Freiburg fait bien et il a gagné une certaine patine avec les années.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert