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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

bronze

[bronz] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, bronzed, bronz·ing, adjective

–noun

Metallurgy.

a.	any of various alloys consisting essentially of copper and tin, the tin content not exceeding 11 percent.

b.	any of various other alloys having a large copper content.

2.	a metallic brownish color.

3.	a work of art, as a statue, statuette, bust, or medal, composed of bronze.

4.	Numismatics. a coin made of bronze, esp. one from the Roman Empire.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to give the appearance or color of bronze to.

6.	to make brown, as by exposure to the sun: The sun bronzed his face.

Printing.

a.	to apply a fine metallic powder to (the ink of a printed surface) in order to create a glossy effect.

b.	to apply a fine metallic powder to (areas of a reproduction proof on acetate) in order to increase opacity.

–adjective

8.	having the color bronze.

[Origin: 1730–40; < F < It, of obscure orig.

]

—Related forms

bronzy, bronzelike, adjective

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bronze (brŏnz) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. Any of various alloys of copper and tin in various proportions, sometimes with traces of other metals.
2. Any of various alloys of copper, with or without tin, and antimony, phosphorus, or other components.
3. A moderate yellowish to olive brown.
4. A pigment of this color.
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.
1. A moderate yellowish to olive brown.
2. A pigment of this color.

adj.

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

tr.v. bronzed, bronz·ing, bronz·es

To give the color or appearance of bronze to.
To make brown by exposure to the sun; tan.

[French, from Italian bronzo.]

bronz'er n., bronz'y adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bronze

1721, "alloy of copper and tin," from Fr. bronze, from It. bronzo, from M.L. bronzium. Perhaps cognate (via notion of color) with Venetian bronza "glowing coals," or Ger. brunst "fire." Perhaps influenced by L. Brundisium the It. town of Brindisi (Pliny writes of aes Brundusinum). Perhaps ultimately from Pers. birinj "copper." In M.E., the distinction between bronze (copper-tin alloy) and brass (copper-zinc alloy) was not clear, and both were called bras. A bronze medal was given to a third-place finisher since at least 1852. The Bronze Age (1865) falls between the Stone and Iron ages, and is a reference to the principal material for making weapons and ornaments.

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bronze
adjective
1.	of the color of bronze
2.	made from or consisting of bronze
noun
1.	an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
2.	a sculpture made of bronze
verb
1.	give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
2.	get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: tan]

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bronze (brŏnz) Pronunciation Key

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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Bronze

Bronze\, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See Brown, a.]

1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.

2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.

A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. --Prior.

3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.

4. Boldness; impudence; "brass."

Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands. --Pope.

Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium.

Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze.

Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.

Phosphor bronze & Silicious or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.

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Bronze

Bronze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bronzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bronzing.] [Cf. F. bronzer. See Bronze, n.]

1. To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze; as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.

The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. --W. Black.

2. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.

The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead. --Sir W. Scott.

Bronzed skin disease. (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.

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