bronze
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bronze¹
- /bɹɒnz/ UK
- /bɹɑnz/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /bɹɒnz/ Canada
- /bɹɔnz/ Australia
- [bɹɔ̟nz] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒnz
Where it comes from
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).
noun bronzes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?"
- 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.
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Boldness; impudence.
Embrown'd with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.
Similar: brass
adjective more bronze · most bronze
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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.
Similar: bronzen
- Having a reddish-brown colour.
- 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.
verb bronzes · bronzing · bronzed
- To plate with bronze. My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.
- 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.
- 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.
- To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen. the lawyer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead
- To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal. Louganis' runner-up count was 822.09, and Boggs bronzed at 783.78.
Bronze²
proper noun Bronzes
- A surname.
noun Bronzes
- A breed of domestic turkey whose plumage has an iridescent bronze-like sheen.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: metal, metallic, tan, chromatic, colored, stone, copper, silver, crap, brass, causeway, dump, medal, brown, statue, cotton
Translations
Every language
noun alloy
| Español | bronce |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청동 cheongdong |
| 日本語 | 青銅 seidō |
| 中文 | 青銅 /青铜 qīngtóng |
| हिन्दी | कांसा kānsā, कांसी kānsī, पीतल pītal, कांस्य kānsya, काँसा kā̃sā, कसकुट kaskuṭ |
| Português | bronze |
| Français | bronze, airain |
| Deutsch | Bronze |
| Italiano | bronzo |
| Ελληνικά | ορείχαλκος oreíchalkos, μπρούντζος broúntzos |
| Română | bronz |
| Русский | бро́нза brónza |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng điếu, đồng đỏ, đồng vàng, đồng thanh |
| العربية | بُرُنْز burunz, فِلِزّ filizz, بُرُونْز burūnz |
| עברית | אָרָד arad, בְּרוֹנְזָה brónza |
noun colour
| Español | bronce |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청동색 cheongdongsaek |
| 日本語 | 青銅色 seidōshoku |
| 中文 | 青銅色 /青铜色 qīngtóngsè |
| Português | bronze |
| Français | bronze |
| Deutsch | Bronze |
| Italiano | bronzo |
| Ελληνικά | μπρούντζινο broúntzino, ερυθρόφαιο erythrófaio |
| Română | bronz |
| Русский | бро́нзовый brónzovyj |
| العربية | بُرُنْزِيّ burunziyy |
noun work of art made of bronze
| Română | bronz |
|---|
adj made of bronze
| Español | éneo, broncíneo, brónceo, bronceo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 青銅製の, ブロンズ製の buronzusei no |
| 中文 | 青銅製的 /青铜制的 qīngtóng jì de |
| Português | brônzeo |
| Deutsch | bronzen |
| Italiano | bronzeo |
| Ελληνικά | μπρούντζινος broúntzinos, μπρούτζινος broútzinos, χάλκινος chálkinos |
| Русский | бро́нзовый brónzovyj |
adj having a bronze colour
| Español | bronceado, broncíneo, brónceo, bronceo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 青銅色の, ブロンズ色の buronzuiro no |
| 中文 | 青銅色的 /青铜色的 qīngtóng sè de |
| Português | bronze, bronzeado, brônzeo |
| Deutsch | bronzen |
| Italiano | bronzeo |
adj tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun
| Español | tostado, bronceado |
|---|---|
| Português | bronzeado |
| Français | hâlé, bronzé, tanné (par le soleil) |
| Italiano | abbronzato |
| Ελληνικά | μπρούντζινος broúntzinos, μπρούτζινος broútzinos |
| Română | bronzat |
verb to color bronze
| Español | broncear |
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