[puh-teen for 1; pa-teen for 2, 3] 
noun, verb, -tined, -tin⋅ing.| 1. | patina. |
| 2. | to patinate. |
[pat-n-uh, puh-tee-nuh] | 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, usu. indicating great age. |
| pat·i·na 2 (pāt'n-ə, pə-tē'nə) n.
[Italian, from Latin, plate (from the incrustation on ancient metal plates and dishes); see paten.] |
| pa·tine (pā-tēn') tr.v. pa·tined, pa·tin·ing, pa·tines To coat with a patina. n. Variant of patina2. [French patiner, from patine, patina, from Italian patina; see patina2.] |
