patina

Why not put the two together, under a patina of class?

People will pay for the patina, but what they're really short on is time.

The patina of the professional was beginning to show through.

I love the windows and the patina created by time.

Everything had the patina of hard use and loving care.

"You almost want this kind of patina on these early pieces."

The patina must have been acquired for well over a century.

The patina paper gets from a month in a pocket.

"The streets have a patina that we like and try to live with at home."

"They give a patina of age to things," he once said.

Rather than wearing out, it will develop a patina over time.

"In the case of this particular house, it took over 70 years for that patina to grow."

"But I wanted to give it a more antique patina."

Had Venice lost its respect for the patina of age?

A fine patina of dust covered everything inside the car.

There was a patina of long wear about the handle.

Try adding a patina of age through the decoration instead.

"How do you restore without losing the patina of time?"

"I like to see the place is acquiring a patina of use," he said.

It was like being told that someone had wiped the patina off a fine old work of art.

"There's nothing like the patina that comes from time and use.

The entire object had a dark brown patina, and looked to be ancient.

The green patina on its head and shoulders suits it.

That is, unless you do not mind a weathered patina.

In this image the sculpture appears to have an even, dark patina.