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Definition of Patine
1. Verb. To coat an object with a patina, either from natural oxidation or simulated 'aging'. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Patine
1. to cover with a patina [v -TINED, -TINING, -TINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patine
Literary usage of Patine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The White Terror: A Romance of the French Revolution and After by Félix Gras (1899)
"Why, how fast you walk! Surely you can stop for a moment. Just think how long it
is since I've laid eyes on you! " "Goo be with you, La patine! ..."
2. Eleven Years in Ceylon: Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural by Jonathan Forbes, George Turnour (1841)
"Goddess patine Small-pox. — Vaccination. — Parental Affection. — Curious Amusement.
— Native Christian Village of ..."
3. The Garter Mission to Japan (1906)
"They are too good artists not to feel its value ; patine which is dirt they
abominate. Exhibitions such as this must be most valuable to the Japanese ..."
4. A General Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language: To by George Fulton, G. Knight (1826)
"... u. not hasty; calm under pain or affliction—n. a diseased person Patiently,
pa'shent-le, ad. quietly patine, pat'in, n. the cover of a chalice Fatly, ..."
5. The Victoria Post Office Directory (1869)
"Losses promptly settled. Payment in Melbourne or London. Marine Surveyor — Captain
A. Dove. _ WM. CLEVELAND. 9 Flinders-street. ADE LAIDE patine and .five ..."
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