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Webster 1913 Edition
patina
pat′ina
(păt′ĭ-nȧ; It. pä′tē̍-nȧ)
, Noun.
[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.