Definitions for patinas

patinas pat·i·na

Spelling: [pat-n-uh, puh-tee-nuh<
IPA: /ˈpæt n ə, pəˈti nə/

Patinas is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 211 anagrams from letters in patinas (aainpst).

Definitions for patinas

noun

  1. a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
  2. a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance.
  3. a surface calcification of implements, usually indicating great age.

Origin of patinas

1740-50; Italian: coating Latin: pan. See paten

Examples for patinas

The percentage of lead in the patina has also slightly increased.

Sandoval has also managed to burnish his image with a patina of integrity in the scandal-scarred Silver State.

patina Miller in Pippin is the polar opposite of a princess—hard-edged and icy, wearing black pants and boots, oozing power.

If there is a tone or patina, that should be pure and uniform.

Soon it would acquire a patina and become part of the jungle.

They grounded the curious and unexpected fabrics with their texture and patina.

Organicness, too, can offer a patina of healthfulness to unsavory substances.

The latter provided numbers, passion, righteousness, self-righteousness, and a patina of faux populist clout.

In fact among friends I am now getting to be known as the patina Kid.

patina is a most fascinating subject, once you get thoroughly into it.

Word Value for patinas
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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