patination

English

Etymology

From patina +‎ -ation?

Noun

patination (countable and uncountable, plural patinations)

1. (sculpture) The application of a patina.
   • 2009 February 26, Madhu Puri, “The Full Picture”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Modern Art Foundry: Sculpture retouching, casting, finishing and patination.