bronze

B1 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /bɹɑnz/ UK /bɹɒnz/ See IPA manual

Freq #9101

Meanings

1

noun
A hard reddish-brown metal made by mixing copper and tin

The old coins were made of bronze.
2

adj
Having a reddish-brown colour like bronze

After her holiday her skin had a lovely bronze tan.
3

noun
A statue or work of art made of bronze

The museum displays a beautiful bronze of a horse.
4

verb
To make skin brown by exposure to the sun

She lay on the beach to bronze her arms and legs.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · having a reddish-brown... bronzy

4 verb · to make skin brown by... tan

Word family

Forms bronzedbronzerbronzesbronzestbronzing

Derived forms bronze-wingbronzefounderbronzefoundingbronzelessbronzelikebronzemakingbronzenessbronzerbronzesmithbronzesmithingbronzewarebronzewing

Related forms penny

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Simplified etymology

Bronze, recorded in English from the mid-17th century, probably came through French and Italian from Persian birinj, meaning “brass.”

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).

bronze French bronzo Italian

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# bronze

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /bɹɑnz/
**IPA (UK):** /bɹɒnz/
**Frequency rank:** 9101

## Meanings
1. A hard reddish-brown metal made by mixing copper and tin
2. Having a reddish-brown colour like bronze
3. A statue or work of art made of bronze
4. To make skin brown by exposure to the sun

## Examples
- The old coins were made of bronze.
- After her holiday her skin had a lovely bronze tan.
- The museum displays a beautiful bronze of a horse.
- She lay on the beach to bronze her arms and legs.

## Derived Forms
- bronze-wing
- bronzefounder
- bronzefounding
- bronzeless
- bronzelike
- bronzemaking
- bronzeness
- bronzer
- bronzesmith
- bronzesmithing
- bronzeware
- bronzewing

## Related Forms
- penny

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bronze
- Root: bronzo

## 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).

## AI Etymology
Bronze comes 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).

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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