patination

English

Etymology

patina +‎ -ation?

Noun

patination (countable and uncountable, plural patinations)

  1. (sculpture) The application of a patina.
    • 2009 February 26, Madhu Puri, “The Full Picture”, in New York Times‎:
      Modern Art Foundry: Sculpture retouching, casting, finishing and patination.
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