Usually means: Aged surface appearance of materials.
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We found 42 dictionaries that define the word patina:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. patina: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. patina: Merriam-Webster
  3. patina: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. patina, patina: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. patina: Collins English Dictionary
  6. patina: Vocabulary.com
  7. Patina, patina: Wordnik
  8. patina: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. patina: Wiktionary
  10. patina: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. patina: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. patina: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Patina, patina: Dictionary.com
  14. patina: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Patina: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Patina: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. patina: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. patina: Rhymezone
  19. Patina: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. patina: FreeDictionary.org
  21. patina: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  22. patina: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. patina: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. Patina: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Art (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. patina: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. Beading Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Patina: Numismatic Dictionary
  4. PATINA: Glossary of Art Terms

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. patina: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PATINA: Acronym Finder

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of spiritual and religious terms (No longer online)

Science (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)
  2. Patina: LITHICS-NET's Glossary of Lithics Terminology
  3. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  4. Anthropology dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. patina: Urban Dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. GLOSSARY OF JEWELRY-RELATED TERMS (No longer online)
  2. patina: Coin Collecting
  3. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (originally) A paten, flat type of dish.
noun:  The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.
noun:  A green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.
noun:  (figurative) A gloss or superficial layer.
adjective:  Of a green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.

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