Patina Definition

pə-tēnə, pătn-ə
noun

Paten.

Webster's New World
A fine crust or film on bronze or copper, usually green or greenish-blue, formed by natural oxidation and often valued as being ornamental.
Webster's New World
Any thin coating or color change resulting from age, as on old wood or silver.
Webster's New World
A superficial exterior layer; a coating.
American Heritage
An appearance or perceptible change produced by behavior, practice, or use.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
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(color or incrustation which age and wear give to objects): verdigris.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of a green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Patina

Noun

Singular:
patina
Plural:
patinas

Origin of Patina

  • Italian from Latin plate (from the incrustation on ancient metal plates and dishes) paten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin patina (“dish, pan").

    From Wiktionary

Patina Sentence Examples

  • The Istrian stone of which the edifice is built has taken a fine patina, which makes the whole look like some richly embossed casket in oxidized silver.

  • There is a cream patina over 100% of the surface.

  • But after proper treatmenti the former develops a glossy black patina with violet sheen, and the latter shows beautiful shades of grey with silvery lustre.

  • Great importance has always been attached by Japanese experts to the patina of metal used for artistic chiselling.

  • The wood has been supplied by James Latham and Co from a sustainable source and has been weathered to give a silvery patina.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAT

Words Ending With

ANAINA

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patina

Words Starting With P and Ending With A

Starts With P & Ends With AStarts With PA & Ends With AStarts With P & Ends With NA

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With A