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patina


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Patina  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  patina 
  n  :  a  fine  layer  of  oxide  on  the  surface  of  a  metal  [syn:  {verdigris}] 




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