patina

How To Use patina In A Sentence

• A truly poignant object is the patinated bronze sheet with names of Olympic champions inscribed on it from the first century B.C. to A.D. 385, after which the Olympics were outlawed. Transformational Objects
• Do you think the Academy is really hip to how great Gosford Park is, or do they just like it's patina of British upper-crust respectability?
• Long before the statue was unearthed, the natural process of patination had caused the formation of the red cuprite, blue azurite and green malachite commonly found in ancient bronzes. Apollo Deconstructed
• All were available in plain or patinated brass or copper, and they included a variety of shells, such as Philippine, chiton, limpet, melon, triton, sea conch, and nautilus.
• But as each day passed, his regime was beginning to acquire a certain patina of legitimacy. Germania-Brendan McNally « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews
• The buildings, like the bridge, will weather and change over time and gradually acquire the patina of use and common history.
• The front door opened onto a large hallway which ran all the way through the rest of the house to the back door; its lime-bleached walls enhanced the reddish patina of the ground-floor windows, as well as the studwork and the polished wood of the doorways. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
• The film of steam combined with the patina of dirt on the glass made them almost opaque.
• Recycled materials add a rustic patina throughout the home.
• Think of heavy metals infused with pigment and sheen like the patina of rich auto exteriors and you've nailed the right color for your next manicure.