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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, especially 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.
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Bronzes
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adjective
8.
having the color bronze.
Origin:
1730–40; < French < Italian, of obscure origin
1730–40; < French < Italian, of obscure origin
Related forms
bronz·y, bronze·like, adjective
pre·bronze, adjective
qua·si-bronze, adjective
un·bronzed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
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
EXPAND 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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