Vocabulary lesson from eBay
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11-30-2015, 11:14 PM
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RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay
(11-30-2015 10:40 PM)Alberto Candel Wrote: Is this the same as patina? (English or Spanish) Conceptually, yes, though I believe patina applies to any aged "gunk" on the surface of some item, which could be composed of many materials, whereas verdigris applies strictly to corrosion on copper, brass and bronze. When my Dad visited Egypt during WWII (on the way to India, flying "The Hump") he said locals on the street would sell little trinkets ('ancient' pieces of metal, etc.) that looked genuinely ancient, due to the greenish patina on them. Turned out the got that way by being passed through local geese (or whatever the local annoying birds are). Seems the natural, ah... patina, added a false look of realism. --Bob Prosperi |
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Vocabulary lesson from eBay - rprosperi - 11-30-2015, 01:36 AM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - Didier Lachieze - 11-30-2015, 02:19 AM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - walter b - 11-30-2015, 06:39 AM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - Gerson W. Barbosa - 11-30-2015, 02:56 AM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - d b - 11-30-2015, 05:07 AM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - rprosperi - 11-30-2015, 03:33 PM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - Marcus von Cube - 11-30-2015, 06:49 PM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - Massimo Gnerucci - 11-30-2015, 07:18 PM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - Alberto Candel - 11-30-2015, 10:40 PM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - rprosperi - 11-30-2015 11:14 PM
RE: Vocabulary lesson from eBay - Alberto Candel - 11-30-2015, 11:30 PM
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