bronze

  • 51bronze — 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 …

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  • 52bronze — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made of bronze] Syn. bell metal, copper alloy, cast bronze; see metallic 1 . 2. [Having the color of bronze] Syn. coppercolored, reddish brown, burnished, russet, rust; see also brown , gold 2 . n. Varieties of bronze… …

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  • 53bronze — 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 …

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  • 54bronze — [18] Until the 18th century, copper alloys were lumped together under the general term brass. Bronze seems originally to have been introduced as a specialist term for ancient artefacts made from the metal, but the modern distinction tends to be&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 55bronze — brÉ’nz n. type of metal; items made from bronze v. make the color of bronze; coat with bronze; get a tan …

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  • 56bronze — noun 1》 a yellowish brown alloy of copper with up to one third tin. 2》 a yellowish brown colour. 3》 a work of sculpture or other object made of bronze. verb 1》 give a bronze surface to. 2》 make suntanned. Derivatives bronzy adjective Origin C17&#8230; …

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  • 57Bronze — bronza statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. bronze vok. Bronze, f rus. бронза, f pranc. bronze, m …

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  • 58bronze — bronza statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. bronze vok. Bronze, f rus. бронза, f pranc. bronze, m …

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  • 59bronze — [18] Until the 18th century, copper alloys were lumped together under the general term brass. Bronze seems originally to have been introduced as a specialist term for ancient artefacts made from the metal, but the modern distinction tends to be&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 60bronze — An alloy of copper and tin. See phosphor bronze sintered bronze …

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