Definitions for bronzebrɒnz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bronzebrɒnz(n.; v.; adj.)bronzed, bronz•ing

  1. (n.)any of various alloys consisting essentially of copper and tin, the tin content not exceeding 11 percent. any of various other alloys having a large copper content.

    Category: Metallurgy

  2. a metallic brownish color.

  3. a sculpture of bronze.

    Category: Fine Arts

  4. (v.t.)to give the appearance or color of bronze to.

  5. to coat with bronze.

  6. to tan.

  7. (adj.)of the color bronze.

  8. made of or coated with bronze.

Origin of bronze:

1730–40; < F < It

bronz′y(adj.)

bronze′like`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bronze(noun)

    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

  2. bronze(adj)

    a sculpture made of bronze

  3. bronze, bronzy(adj)

    of the color of bronze

  4. bronze(verb)

    made from or consisting of bronze

  5. bronze(verb)

    give the color and appearance of bronze to something

    "bronze baby shoes"

  6. tan, bronze(verb)

    get a tan, from wind or sun

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. bronze(noun)ɒnz

    a red-brown metal

    a bronze statue

  2. bronzeɒnz

    a red-brown color

    ***the bird's bronze feathers

  3. bronzeɒnz

    third prize in a competition

    a silver medal and two bronzes; smooth bronze skin

Wiktionary

  1. bronze(Noun)

    A natural or man-made alloy of copper, usually of tin, but also with one or more other metals.

  2. bronze(Noun)

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

  3. bronze(Noun)

    A bronze medal

  4. bronze(Verb)

    To plate with bronze.

    My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.

  5. bronze(Verb)

    To color bronze.

  6. bronze(Verb)

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

  7. bronze(Adjective)

    Made of bronze metal.

  8. bronze(Adjective)

    Having a reddish-brown colour.

  9. bronze(Adjective)

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

  10. Origin: From bronzo, from bronzino, from aes Brundisinus. Otherwise from برنج.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bronze(adj)

    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. Bronze(adj)

    a statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze

  3. Bronze(adj)

    a yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze

  4. Bronze(adj)

    boldness; impudence; "brass."

  5. Bronze(noun)

    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

  6. Bronze(noun)

    to make hard or unfeeling; to brazen


Translations for bronze

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

bronze(adjective)

(of) an alloy of copper and tin

The medal is (made of) bronze.

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