Meaning of PATINA
| Pronunciation: | | 'patnu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal |
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| | See Also: | | coat, coating, verdigris | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pat"ina\, n. [It., fr. L. patina a dish, a pan, a kind
of cake. Cf. {Paten}.]
1. A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.
2. (Fine Arts) The color or incrustation which age gives to
works of art; especially, the green rust which covers
ancient bronzes, coins, and medals. --Fairholt.
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| | Related Terms: | | burnish, coat, coating, collop, covering, cut, deal, disk, feuille, film, finish, flap, foil, fold, glaze, gloss, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, leaf, luster, membrane, pane, panel, patination, peel, pellicle, plait, plank, plate, plating, ply, plywood, polish, rasher, safety glass, scum, sheet, shine, skin, slab, slat, slice, table, tablet, veneer, verdigris, wafer |
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