designslinger - Word of the Week: patina


 
[patina, South lion (1893) Edward Kemeys, Bronze, Art Institute of Chicago, /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

patina (puh-TEE-nuh) n. the incrustation formed on bronze produced by oxidation,

 
[patina, Hutchinson Street, Chicago, /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

a thin greenish layer, usually basic copper sulfate, that forms on copper or copper alloys; 

 
[patina, Oinochoe (pitcher) Etruscan (450/420 B.C.) Bronze; Griffin Protome, Greek (c. 700-600 B.C.)
Bronze, Art Institute of Chicago /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

from the Latin, patere; Greek, patanē.
Posted by designslinger at 11/11/2009 2:10 AM
Categories: Dictionary
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