Defn: Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.
PATENTEE
Pat`ent*ee", n.
Defn: One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent.
Bacon.
PATENT-HAMMERED
Pat"ent-ham"mered, a. (Stone Cutting)
Defn: Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer the head of which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.
PATENTLY
Pat"ent*ly (; see Patent, a.), adv.
Defn: Openly; evidently.
PATERA
Pat"e*ra, n.; pl. Pateræ(. Etym: [ L., fr. patere to lie open.]
1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies.
2. (Arch.)