bronze

1. an alloy consisting chiefly of copper and tin
2. any of certain other alloys with a copper base
an article, esp. a sculpture, made of bronze
a reddish-brown color
bronze medal

Origin of bronze

French from Italian bronzo and Medieval Latin bronzium; associated, association with Classical Latin Brundisium, Brindisi, but probably ultimately from Persian birin?, copper

of or like bronze

transitive verb

bronzed, bronz′ing

to give a bronze color or coat to

Origin of bronze

Fr bronzer < the n.

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bronze

noun

a. Any of various alloys of copper and tin in various proportions, sometimes with traces of other metals.
b. Any of various alloys of copper, with or without tin, and antimony, phosphorus, or other components.
A work of art made of one of these alloys.
A medal made of bronze awarded to one placing third in a competition, as in the Olympics.
a. A moderate yellowish to olive brown.
b. A pigment of this color.

adjective

Made of or consisting of bronze.
Of a moderate yellowish to olive brown.

verb

bronzed, bronz·ing, bronz·es

verb

transitive

To give the color or appearance of bronze to.
To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to the sun; tan.
To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by the application of bronzer.

verb

intransitive

To become bronze in color, especially by exposure to the sun or the application of bronzer: “He wondered what she thought of all these white bodies bronzing in the heat” ( Robert Ferrigno )

Origin of bronze

French from Italian bronzo

Related Forms:

bronz′y
adjective

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A yellow or brown alloy of copper and tin, sometimes with small amounts of other metals such as lead or zinc. Bronze is harder than brass and is used both in industry and in art.
An alloy of copper and certain metals other than tin, such as aluminum.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural bronzes)

(uncountable) A natural or man-made alloy of copper, usually of tin, but also with one or more other metals.
(countable and uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
(countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
A bronze medal.
Boldness; impudence; brass.

Adjective

(comparative more bronze, superlative most bronze)

Made of bronze metal.
Having a reddish-brown colour.
(of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present bronzes, present participle bronzing, simple past and past participle bronzed)

To plate with bronze.
My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.
To color bronze.
(intransitive, of the skin) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.