bronze
noun
[ brɒnz ]
• a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin.
• "the Minoans made large numbers of statuettes in ivory and bronze"
bronze
verb
• make (a person or part of the body) suntanned.
• "Alison was bronzed by outdoor life"
Similar:
bronze-coloured,
copper-coloured,
copper,
reddish brown,
chestnut,
metallic brown,
rust-coloured,
rust,
henna,
tan,
tanned,
suntanned,
sunburned,
bronzed,
browned,
• give (something) a surface of bronze or something resembling bronze.
• "the doors were bronzed with sculpted reliefs"
Origin:
mid 17th century (as a verb): from French bronze (noun), bronzer (verb), from Italian bronzo, probably from Persian birinj ‘brass’.
