patinousadj.
/ˈpatᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˈpædənəs/, /ˈpætn̩əs/ rare.
Patinaed; of the nature of patina. In quots. figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [adjective] > covered with a patina
patinous1848
patinated1893
patinaed1931
1848 T. De Quincey in Glasgow Athenæum 24 Feb. 23 Within half-an-hour he returned; looking more lugubrious than ever..—a little more rusty—rather more patinous, if numismatists will lend me that word.
1992 Times (Nexis) 12 Sept. The streets east of the Circus where stone, of varying depths of patinous accretion, is paramount.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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