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patina, patination 1. A greenish brown crust which forms on bronze. 2. Any thin oxide film which forms on a metal; often multicolored. 3. A film, similar in color, which forms on a material other than metal. 4. Such effects artificially induced, or imitated. 5. A green coating on the surface of copper or copper alloys that have been exposed to the atmosphere for a long time. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | In London, he was soon attached to the British Museum to study the preservation of antiquities as well as patination (a glossy surface formed on old bronze or copper). Be mingling crowd flowed into the den, where a russet-hued, faux-antique finish on the mantel and paneling around the fireplace received an extra soupcon of patination one year: "My husband and son decided the evergreen garland over the fireplace was dried out, so they just stuffed it into the fire," recalls McVey. Avoiding direct imitation, stone has been used as a departure point for a number of the designs; the mineral deposits found along the Devon coastline inspired the subtle patination of Starcross, while the inland rock of England's south-west strongly influenced Hartland. |
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