Bronze Definition

brŏnz
bronzed, bronzes, bronzing
noun
bronzes
An alloy consisting chiefly of copper and tin.
Webster's New World
Any of certain other alloys with a copper base.
Webster's New World
An article, esp. a sculpture, made of bronze.
Webster's New World
A medal made of bronze awarded to one placing third in a competition, as in the Olympics.
American Heritage
A moderate yellowish to olive brown.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or like bronze.
Webster's New World
Of a moderate yellowish to olive brown.
American Heritage

(of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
bronzed, bronzes, bronzing
To give a bronze color or coat to.
Webster's New World
To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to the sun; tan.
American Heritage

To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.

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Other Word Forms of Bronze

Noun

Singular:
bronze
Plural:
bronzes

Origin of Bronze

  • 1730-40; from French bronze (1511), from Italian bronzo (13th cent.); see it for more.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Italian bronzo

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bronze Sentence Examples

  • She wore a flowing, diaphanous gown and had long, wavy, bronze colored hair.

  • A half, fifth and tenth of a peso are coined in silver, in addition to bronze coins.

  • His pupils were contracted by the bright sunlight and his light green eyes contrasted sharply with his bronze tan.

  • A soft moan sounding nothing like her reached his ears, and then slowly, out from under the cover, emerged a huge wolf with bronze colored fur.

  • The city contains a fine statue of Schiller, designed by Thorvaldsen; a bronze statue of Christopher, duke of Wurttemberg; a monument to the emperor William I.; an equestrian statue of King William I.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRO

Words Ending With

EZENZE

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

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