patina
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n noun
1.
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
2.
a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance.
3.
a surface calcification of implements, usually indicating great age.
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patina1 (ˈpætɪnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nas | |
| 1. | See also verdigris a film of oxide formed on the surface of a metal, esp the green oxidation of bronze or copper |
| 2. | any fine layer on a surface: a patina of frost |
| 3. | the sheen on a surface that is caused by much handling |
| [C18: from Italian: coating, from Latin: | |
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Patina
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| patina2 (ˈpætɪnə) | |
| —n , pl -nae | |
| a broad shallow dish used in ancient Rome | |
| [from Latin, from Greek patanē platter] | |
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Word Origin & History
patina
"greenish film on old bronze," 1748, from Fr. patine (18c.), from It. patina, perhaps from L. patina "dish, pan," on the notion of encrustation on ancient bronze dishes. Sense of "refinement, cultural sophistication" first recorded 1933.
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Example sentences
But to allow those vegetables and meats to move freely, the wok needs patina.
The renovation was needed because age and weather had caused damage to the statue's green patina exterior and to its marble base.
The state has undertaken a study of the monument and will redo the patina on the bronze statue.
Both of these objects are endowed with a soft green patina.
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