1. patina - Noun
2. patina - Adjective
A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.
The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLife is one long decay, no? There's a lot of beauty in it. Like the patina in an old city. Urs Fischer
After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul. And I would ask, who were you? Where was your home? Who is mourning for you now? Ernst Toller
At the time that they were shown, the Brillo Boxes were underappreciated. It's only now, with the patina of history, that we can really see these masterpieces in a clear light. Mike Bidlo
I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use. Peter Zumthor
a patina of frost Source: Internet
a patina of good breeding Source: Internet