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Definition of Patinas
1. patina [n] - See also: patina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patinas
Literary usage of Patinas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aristophanēs: Aristophanis Comoediae by Aristophanes, Wilhelm Dindorf (1837)
"... etiam in Latino sermone, et locus ita verti: sed etiam patinas eum dicerem male
... patinas ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1895)
"patinas of Japanese Bronzes.—Describing the patinas of Japanese bronzes, Mr. W.
Gowland, late of the Imperial Mint, says that in many bronzes the beautiful ..."
3. The Chefs-d'oeuvre by Victor Champier, William Walton, André Saglio (1902)
"... which is much in vogue to-day; but we cannot deny the perfection of those
beautiful patinas, which in most cases derive their value from their exceeding ..."
4. Eight Years Wanderings in Ceylon by Samuel White Baker (1875)
"I was now en route for Bertram's patinas, which lay e'xactly over the ...
Altogether, it was a round of about six miles, although the patinas were not a ..."
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