bronze

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of the color of bronze

   Bronze is one of my favourite colours.

2. 2
   adj

   made from or consisting of bronze

   I bought a bronze statue in Rome.

3. 3
   noun

   a sculpture made of bronze

   This is the finest bronze I have ever seen.

4. 4
   noun

   an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

   Bronze is made from copper and tin.

5. 5
   verb

   to get a tan, from wind or sun

   I like to bronze.

6. 6
   verb

   to give the color and appearance of bronze to something

   I bronzed my skin to appear more tan.

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   noun

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

   1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados "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?"

Etymology

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).