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Answer for the clue "Shiny coating ", 6 letters:
patina

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Word definitions for patina in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"greenish film on old bronze," 1748, from French patine (18c.), from Italian patina , perhaps from Latin patina "dish, pan" (see pan (n.)), on the notion of encrustation on ancient bronze dishes. Sense of "refinement, cultural sophistication" first recorded ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal [also: patinae (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Patina ( or ) is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone ; on copper , bronze and similar metals ( tarnish produced by oxidation or other chemical processes); on wooden furniture (sheen produced by age, wear, and polishing); or any such ...

Usage examples of patina.

When the class was over, Paul decided to remain seated until Patina had exited the room, because his proximity to the doorway would then allow him to observe her at a distance of only two or three-feet.

Paul now felt certain Patina was a gregarious and self-confident extrovert, and he felt inferior to her on that basis.

Over the weekend, Paul resolved to approach Patina at his next opportunity.

Upon entering the classroom, Paul noticed there were very few people as yet in attendance but he saw Patina already seated at the back of the room by herself.

Moreover, by scoring these points right in front of Patina, he was presumably making a good impression on her--a very much better impression, in fact, than he would otherwise, normally be capable of.

When the class had finished, Paul asked Patina if she was going to lunch, to which she answered in the affirmative, and the pair set off for the cafeteria together.

The morning of the following day saw Patina arrive early for class once more--which was her habit in any case.

But Patina was different: she was at the highest and unprecedented extreme end of importance, and so this matter would require a great deal more thought and consideration than usual.

That Paul and Patina were enrolled in five subjects together was made all the more unusual in that the combination of subjects constituted an unusual choice.

It was on the following day while they were sitting talking together in class and waiting for the lesson to begin that Patina took a newspaper clipping out of her shoulder bag and handed it to Paul.

But subtle as they may have been there were nevertheless sufficient clues to foster in Paul a vague yet intense subjective sense of certainty that Patina came from a rich or well-to-do family.

He was more interested in absorbing the aesthetic impressions of the evening, admiring Patina and how gorgeous she looked in her outfit, experiencing the bright lights, taking in the festivities and gazing curiously upon the many students who had dressed up for the occasion.

Paul, in an effort to expunge the implied insult that Patina would not have been capable of painting it.

He was positively energized by the excitement his conversation with Patina had engendered.

These phony hippies and communists might easily con Patina into having sex with them and then give her syphilis or gonorrhea!