patine
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /pəˈtiːn/
Noun

patine (plural patines)

  1. (obsolete) A plate.
    • c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene i]:
      Inlaid with patines of bright gold.
Verb

patine (patines, present participle patining; past and past participle patined)

  1. To coat an object with a patina, either from natural oxidation or simulated aging.
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