patina
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- noun
- /pəˈtiːnə/
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pátina
- Both sets of artifacts have the same physical characteristics, such as patina quality.
- a crusty patina
Examples
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Over the years, the garden statue developed a beautiful green patina that enhanced its historical charm.
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And this is what I suspect was done to create the patina on the frame that I'm trying to match.
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And if you look at the the patina here and the patina here, it is exactly the same.
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And it's, it's because of the copper patina and everything or the whatever it is, it's meant to be hidden.
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Soon we are walking across the lawn to Queen's College, the warm patina of the stone, the glitter of old windows in the wintry sun.
Fiction book (1994) -
The silver patina will only have 99 castings made and will sell for $35,000 each.
Blog text (20) -
Testing confirmed that the rampart walls were coated with bone ash to make the patina more durable.
Academic text (2009) -
The statue was gaudy: green with patina, black and white with pigeon and seagull droppings.
Fiction book (1994) -
I used my nails to scratch at her ankle, which was covered with a greenish brass patina and mossy incrustations.
Fiction book (1991) -
The old copper pot had a lovely patina that spoke of many years of use and care.
Synonyms
A thin colored layer that forms on metal and other things over time
How Aged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Patina comes from old Latin and Italian patina, which meant a 'shallow dish' or 'thin plate'. Think of the green or brown layer that grows on copper or bronze as a thin 'plate' or 'coat' on the metal, and that's why we call this natural surface a patina.