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Definition of patina : 1. A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.
2. The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals.

Synonyms:

covering, coat, skin, sheath, screening, canopy, envelope, blanket, coating, dermis, veneer, overlay, mask, casing, wrapping, shroud, veil, cloak

grassy, leaf green, apple green, pea green, turquoise, lime, emerald, kelly green, verdigris, aquamarine, green, mossy, verdant, chartreuse, olive, verdure, beryl green, absinthe, jade

Usage examples:

• Perhaps we shall recoup the vanished patina to- morrow, when we visit an older and far different town,- Fuenterrabia. - "A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees", Edwin Asa Dix.
• Considered too utilitarian, their decorative appeal- the mellow patina of the wood plane or the delicately tapered legs of a pair of dividers- often goes unnoticed. - "Woodworking Tools 1600-1900", Peter C. Welsh.
• Of somewhat heavier brass than most such similar eagles and exhibiting a well- developed patina, it may have been an officer's device. - "American Military Insignia 1800-1851", J. Duncan Campbell.