bronze
n
a any hard water-resistant alloy consisting of copper and smaller proportions of tin and sometimes zinc and lead
b any similar copper alloy containing other elements in place of tin, such as aluminium bronze, beryllium bronze, etc
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phosphor bronze →
gunmetal
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brass →
1
2 a yellowish-brown colour or pigment
3 a statue, medal, or other object made of bronze
4 short for →
bronze medal
adj
5 made of or resembling bronze
6 of a yellowish-brown colour
a bronze skin
vb
7 (esp. of the skin) to make or become brown; tan
8 tr to give the appearance of bronze to
(C18: from French, from Italian bronzo, perhaps ultimately from Latin Brundisium Brindisi, famed for its bronze)
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bronzy adj