Pat"ina (?), n. [It., fr. L. patina a dish, a pan, a kind of cake. Cf. Paten.]
1.
A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.
2. Fine Arts
The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals.
Fairholt.
© Webster 1913.