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bronze

UK/bɹɒnz/ US/bɹɑnz/ fairly common
noun (2) adjective (2) verb (2)

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.

adjective

1.

of the color of bronze

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2.

made from or consisting of bronze

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verb

1.

give the color and appearance of bronze to something

  • “bronze baby shoes”
2.

get a tan, from wind or sun

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Origin

From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).

Phrases

  • aluminium bronze
  • arsenical bronze
  • bell bronze
  • bronze age
  • bronze blue
  • bronze copper
  • bronze diabetes
  • bronze disease
  • bronze featherback
  • bronze fennel
  • bronze medal
  • Bronze Star

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