pa·tine /pæˈtin/
Pat·en n.
1. A plate. [Obs.]
2. Eccl. The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover.
[Written also patin, patine.]
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Pat·in Pat·ine , n. A plate. See Paten. “Inlaid with patines of bright gold.”
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