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bronze

  [bronz] noun, verb, bronzed, bronz⋅ing, adjective
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–noun
1. 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.
7. 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)   
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.
  2. A work of art made of one of these alloys.
  3. 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.  
  1. Made of or consisting of bronze.
  2. Of a moderate yellowish to olive brown.
tr.v.   bronzed, bronz·ing, bronz·es
  1. To give the color or appearance of bronze to.
  2. To make brown by exposure to the sun; tan.

[French, from Italian bronzo.]
bronz'er n., bronz'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Bronzing

Bronz"ing\, n. 1. The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes. --Tomlinson.

2. A material for bronzing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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bronzing

coating an object of wood, plaster, clay, or other substance to give it the colour and lustre of bronze. Dutch metal, an alloy of 80 percent copper and 20 percent zinc, is frequently used for bronzing. The metal is prepared as a thin foil and then powdered. This powder may be applied directly to objects that have been sized with a spirit lacquer or gold size, or the powder may be combined with spirit lacquer thinned with amyl acetate and the mixture painted on with a brush. Various shades of colour may be obtained chemically; the natural golden colour of Dutch metal can be heightened by applying spirit lacquer coloured with dragon's blood, a resin obtained from plants.

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