Păt'i-nă or Pa-tī'nă, n.

n. [It., from Lat. patina, a dish, a pan, a kind of cake; Fr. patine.] (Fine Arts.) The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; the rust which covers ancient bronzes and medals, and which, being one proof of great antiquity, is often imitated by forgers of antiquities. Fairholt.