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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of the color of bronze [syn: bronze, bronzy]
2: made from or consisting of bronze n
1: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
2: a sculpture made of bronze v
1: give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: tan, bronze]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (bronzed; bronzing) Date: 1645 to give the appearance of bronze to <a bronzed sculpture>; also tan 2 • bronzer noun II. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Italian bronzo Date: 1739 1. a. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements b. any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin 2. a sculpture or artifact of bronze 3. a moderate yellowish brown 4. a bronze medal awarded as the third prize in a competition • bronzy adjective

Britannica Concise

Alloy traditionally composed of copper and tin. Bronze was first made before 3000 BC (see Bronze Age) and is still widely used, though iron often replaced bronze in tools and weapons after about 1000 BC because of iron's abundance compared to copper and tin. Bronze is harder than copper, more readily melted, and easier to cast. It is also harder than iron and far more resistant to corrosion. Bell metal (which produces pleasing sounds when struck) is bronze with 20-25% tin content. Statuary bronze, with less than 10% tin and an admixture of zinc and lead, is technically a brass. The addition of less than 1% phosphorus improves the hardness and strength of bronze; that formulation is used for pump plungers, valves, and bushings. Also useful in mechanical engineering are manganese bronzes, with little or no tin but considerable amounts of zinc and up to 4.5% manganese. Aluminum bronzes, containing up to 16% aluminum and small amounts of other metals such as iron or nickel, are especially strong and corrosion-resistant; they are cast or wrought into pipe fittings, pumps, gears, ship propellers, and turbine blades. Most "copper" coins are actually bronze, typically with about 4% tin and 1% zinc.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., adj., & v. --n. 1 any alloy of copper and tin. 2 its brownish colour. 3 a thing made of bronze, esp. as a work of art. --adj. made of or coloured like bronze. --v. 1 tr. give a bronzelike surface to. 2 tr. & intr. make or become brown; tan. Phrases and idioms: Bronze Age Archaeol. the period preceding the Iron Age, when weapons and tools were usu. made of bronze. bronze medal a medal usu. awarded to a competitor who comes third (esp. in sport). Derivatives: bronzy adj. Etymology: F f. It. bronzo, prob. f. Pers. birinj copper

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bronze Bronze, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See Brown, a.] 1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal. 2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze. A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. --Prior. 3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze. 4. Boldness; impudence; ``brass.'' Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands. --Pope. Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium. Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze. Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface. Phosphor bronze & Silicious or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bronze Bronze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bronzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bronzing.] [Cf. F. bronzer. See Bronze, n.] 1. To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze; as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals. The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. --W. Black. 2. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen. The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead. --Sir W. Scott. Bronzed skin disease. (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Bronze is a yellowish-brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin. ...a bronze statue of Giorgi Dimitrov. 2. A bronze is a bronze medal. N-COUNT 3. Something that is bronze is yellowish-brown in colour. ...huge bronze chrysanthemums. COLOUR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Alloy of copper, tin, and zinc. 2. Brown, brown color. 3. Brass, impudence, assurance, effrontery. II. v. a. 1. Brown, embrown, embronze. 2. Harden, indurate, render insensible or unfeeling.

Moby Thesaurus

Titian, adust, auburn, aureate, bay, bay-colored, bayard, brass, brassy, brazen, bronze-colored, bronzed, bronzy, brown, brownish-red, burn, cast, castaneous, chestnut, chestnut-brown, copper, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, cuprous, embrown, ferrous, ferruginous, foxy, gilt, gold, gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, henna, infuscate, iron, ironlike, lead, leaden, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, mahogany, marble, mercurial, mercurous, mobile, nickel, nickelic, nickeline, pewter, pewtery, quicksilver, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, sculpture, silver, silver-plated, silvery, stabile, statue, steel, steely, sunburn, sunburned, suntan, tan, terra cotta, terra-cotta, tin, tinny