patine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə tēn′ for 1; pa tēn′ for 2, 3 )


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pa•tine  (pə tēn′ for 1; pa tēn′ for 2, 3 ),USA pronunciation n., v., -tined, -tin•ing.
n. 
  1. Fine Art, Metallurgypatina.

v.t. 
  1. Fine Art, Metallurgyto patinate.
  • French; see patina

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pat•en  (pat′n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religiona metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
  • Medieval Latin patena, patina Eucharistic plate (Latin: pan); akin to Greek patánē flat dish, Latin patēre to be open (see patent)
  • Old French patene
  • Middle English pateyn(e) 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paten /ˈpætən/, patin, patine /ˈpætɪn/ n
  1. a plate, usually made of silver or gold, esp the plate on which the bread is placed in the Eucharist
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French patene, from Medieval Latin, from Latin patina pan
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
patin, patine /ˈpætɪn/ n
  1. variants of paten
'patine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
paten - patin - patina

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