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Definition of "patinated" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of patinate. (verb)
  • Bearing a patina (adjective)

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Use "patinated" in a sentence
  • "Life for the humans is patinated with grime and squalor."
  • "Tom Doyle b. 1928 fells cherry, oak and sassafras trees to make his carved, rough-hewn tripartite sculptures, some of which he casts in red and brown patinated bronze."
  • "Art lovers approaching the venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's sparkling new entrance pavilion are in for a shock when they catch sight of its striking copper facade, chemically patinated to bright Statue-of-Liberty green."