noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plate. obsolete

   "Sit Ieſſica, looke how the floore of heauen / Is thicke inlayed with pattents of bright gold, […]"

Verb

1. 1
   To coat an object with a patina, either from natural oxidation or simulated aging.

Example

More examples

"Sit Ieſſica, looke how the floore of heauen / Is thicke inlayed with pattents of bright gold, […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variant of paten.

Etymology 2

From French patine.

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