bronze

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but…

   A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.

   • How little gives thee joy or pain; A print, a bronze, a flower, a root.
2. 2

   A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.

   • Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
3. 3

   A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.

   • "This is very good," he continued, addressing himself to the bronze again. "How ever did he do it?" "With his hands." "Naturally. But, I mean, how did he study his model?"
   • On the mantelshelf either side of the clock stood two lacquered bronzes of horse and tamer.
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   1. 4

      A bronze medal

      A bronze medal; third place.

      • She wanted to win the tournament, but had to settle for the bronze after being beaten in the semi-finals.
   2. 5

      Boldness

      Boldness; impudence.

      • Embrown'd with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.
   3. 6

      Made of bronze metal.

      • The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
   4. 7

      Having a reddish-brown colour.

   5. 8

      Tanned

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

      • That girl was dynamite. Dark hair with killer blue eyes, bronze skin, and an exquisite full-figured body.
   6. 9

      To plate with bronze.

      • My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.
   7. 10

      To color bronze

      To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.

      • The sun was so low that its level rays shot through the tunnels of the forest and bronzed its ceiling of woven leaves when Bess returned to the clearing.
   8. 11

      To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

      • His skin began to bronze as he worked in our garden each day.
   9. 12

      To make hard or unfeeling

      To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.

      • the lawyer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead
   10. 13

       To finish in third place

       To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal.

       • Louganis' runner-up count was 822.09, and Boggs bronzed at 783.78.
       • Her speedskating teammate, Leah Poulos, captured a 1000m silver in 1976, behind Tatiana Averina of the Soviet Union, who also took the gold in the 3000m and bronzed in the 500m and the 1500m.
       • Rauch plays has-been athlete Hope Ann Greggory, who bronzed at the Olympics by prevailing over a performance-incurred injury that would later effectively end her career.
   11. 14

       A surname.

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