'Bronze' definitions:
Definition of 'bronze'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of the color of bronze [syn: bronze, bronzy]
adjective
Made from or consisting of bronze
noun
An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
noun
A sculpture made of bronze
verb
Give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
verb
Get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: tan, bronze]
Definition of 'Bronze'
From: GCIDE
- Bronze \Bronze\, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See Brown, a.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze. [1913 Webster]
- A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Boldness; impudence; "brass." [1913 Webster]
- Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium.
- Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone age, and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze.
- Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.
- Phosphor bronze & Silicious bronze or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bronze'
From: GCIDE
- Bronze \Bronze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bronzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bronzing.] [Cf. F. bronzer. See Bronze, n.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen. [1913 Webster]
- The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- Bronzed skin disease. (Pathol.) See Addison's disease. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bronze'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adust,
- auburn,
- aureate,
- bay,
- bay-colored,
- bayard,
- brass,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- bronze-colored,
- bronzed,
- bronzy,
- brown,
- brownish-red,
- burn,
- cast,
- castaneous,
- chestnut,
- chestnut-brown,
- copper,
- copper-colored,
- coppery,
- cupreous,
- cuprous,
- embrown,
- ferrous,
- ferruginous,
- foxy,
- gilt,
- gold,
- gold-filled,
- gold-plated,
- golden,
- henna,
- infuscate,
- iron,
- ironlike,
- lead,
- leaden,
- liver-brown,
- liver-colored,
- livid-brown,
- mahogany,
- marble,
- mercurial,
- mercurous,
- mobile,
- nickel,
- nickelic,
- nickeline,
- pewter,
- pewtery,
- quicksilver,
- reddish-brown,
- roan,
- rubiginous,
- rufous,
- russet,
- russety,
- rust,
- rust-colored,
- rusty,
- sculpture,
- silver,
- silver-plated,
- silvery,
- stabile,
- statue,
- steel,
- steely,
- sunburn,
- sunburned,
- suntan,
- tan,
- terra cotta,
- terra-cotta,
- tin,
- tinny,
- Titian
Words containing 'Bronze'
- Bronzed,
- Bronzing,
- Aluminium bronze,
- Bronze age,
- Bronze powder,
- Bronze steel,
- Phosphor bronze,
- Silicious bronze,
- Silicium bronze,
- Vanadium bronze,
- alpha bronze,
- aluminum bronze,
- beryllium bronze,
- bronze bronzy,
- bronze leaf,
- bronze medal,
- bronze star,
- bronzed diabetes,
- leaded bronze,
- manganese bronze,
- nickel bronze,
- silicon bronze,
- tobin bronze,
- Bronzed skin disease,
- Phosphor-bronze,
- bronze star medal,
- bronze-red