patinationn.
/ˌpatᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpædəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpætnˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ The condition of having a patina; the formation or production of a patina. Also: incrustation in the form of a patina; a patina.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] > a coat or covering layer > patina > formation of
patination1888
patinizing1904
patinating1914
patining1939
1888 Notes & Queries 5 364 A virtuoso, valuing a coin at ten times its intrinsic worth for time-blackened patination.
1898 Nat. Sci. Feb. 106 The origin of the patination of flints has been frequently discussed.
1936 Bull. Raffles Museum, Singapore B. No. 1. 53 The neolithic implements of Puming and Pajitan..have practically no patination at all.
1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. vii. 199 The patination of metals is a highly specialized art.
1973 Country Life 27 Sept. (Suppl.) 91 Jacobean oak court cupboard of excellent colour and patination.
1975 Nature 7 Aug. 469/1 The bifaces from that site..have a grey to white, calcareous patination.
2001 Ashmolean Spring 5 Areas where the surface of the marble has been protected from patination by paint and which are now revealed by their slightly different colour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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