|
|
| |
Definitions for: Bronze
[n] a sculpture made of bronze
[n] an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
[adj] of the color of bronze
[adj] made from or consisting of bronze
[v] get a tan, from wind or sun
[v] give the color and appearance of bronze to something;"bronze baby shoes"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.
A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. --Prior.
3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a
pigment or powder for imitating bronze.
4. Boldness; impudence; ``brass.''
Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.
--Pope.
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 or Silicium bronze are made
by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary
bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.
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.
The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. --W. Black.
2. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his
forehead. --Sir W.
Scott.
Bronzed skin disease. (Pathol.) See Addison's disease.
Synonyms: bronzy, chromatic, metal(a), metallic, tan
See Also: alpha bronze, atomic number 29, bell metal, beryllium bronze, color, colour, copper, copper-base alloy, Cu, discolor, discolour, dye, gunmetal, leaded bronze, nickel bronze, phosphor bronze, sculpture, silicon bronze, suntan
|
|
Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder
Scrabble Cheat
Words With Friends Cheat
Hanging With Friends Cheat
Scramble With Friends Cheat
Ruzzle Cheat
Related Resources:
animlas that start with z
animals beginning with e
|
