21 August 2018
patina
[pat-n-uh, puh-tee-nuh]
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.
Also, patine, [puh-teen]
Origin of patina
1740-1750; Italian: coating; Latin: pan. See paten
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Examples from the Web for patina
Contemporary Examples
Organicness, too, can offer a patina of healthfulness to unsavory substances.
Your Health Food’s Hidden Sugar Bomb
Michael Schulson
July 8, 2014
Sandoval has also managed to burnish his image with a patina of integrity in the scandal-scarred Silver State.
Nevada Guv Faces Fans and Foes in Reelection
Lloyd Green
March 18, 2014
The latter provided numbers, passion, righteousness, self-righteousness, and a patina of faux populist clout.
The South Has Indeed Risen Again and It’s Called the Tea Party
Jack Schwartz
December 8, 2013
They grounded the curious and unexpected fabrics with their texture and patina.
Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquiere Shows Whispers of Brilliance in Spring 2013 Collection
Robin Givhan
September 27, 2012
Historical Examples
Soon it would acquire a patina and become part of the jungle.
When the Owl Cries
Paul Bartlett
patina is a most fascinating subject, once you get thoroughly into it.
The Abandoned Farmers
Irvin S. Cobb
In fact among friends I am now getting to be known as the patina Kid.
The Abandoned Farmers
Irvin S. Cobb
The percentage of lead in the patina has also slightly increased.
The Preservation of Antiquities
Friedrich Rathgen
If there is a tone or patina, that should be pure and uniform.
The Confessions of a Collector
William Carew Hazlitt
Today’s quote
Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.
– Shannon Hale
On this day
21 August 1940 – death of Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronshtein). Russian Marxist revolutionary, Soviet politician, founder and first leader of the Red Army. Major figure in the Bolshevik victory during the Russian Civil War. After the Russian Revolution Trotsky became the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs. He was opposed to Joseph Stalin. He was expelled from the Communist Party in November 1927 and deported from the Soviet Union in 1929. Trotsky relocated to Mexico where he continued his opposition to Stalin. Trotsky was assassinated by ice-pick wielding Rámon Mercader in Mexico on the orders of Stalin. Trotskyism is a form of Marxism which is based on Trotsky’s ideas and opposed to Stalinism. Born 7 November 1879.
21 August 1952 – birth of Joe Strummer, co-founder, guitarist, lyricist and vocalist with UK punk band, The Clash. Died 22 December 2002.
21 August 1970 – birth of Fred Durst, American rock vocalist with Limp Bizkit.
21 August – International Day of Lucid Dreaming. For further information check out this podcast on ABC radio