bronze
See also Bronze
English
A bronze medallion
Etymology
1730-40; from French bronze (1511), from Italian bronzo (13th cent.), either (1) from Byzantine Greek βροντησίον (brontēsíon) (11th cent.), presumably from Βρεντήσιον (Brentḗsion) ‘Brindisi’, known for the manufacture of bronze,[1] or (2) ultimately from Persian برنج (birinj, biranj, “brass”) ~ پرنگ (piring) ‘copper’.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
bronze (countable and uncountable; plural bronzes)
- (uncountable) A natural or man-made alloy of copper, usually of tin, but also with one or more other metals.
- (countable and uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
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bronze colour:
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- (countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
- A bronze medal
Translations
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work of art made of bronze
bronze medal — see bronze medal
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Adjective
bronze (comparative more bronze, superlative most bronze)
- Made of bronze metal.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 1/2, The Younger Set[1]:
- The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 1/2, The Younger Set[1]:
- Having a reddish-brown colour.
- (of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.
Derived terms
terms derived from bronze
Translations
made of bronze
having a bronze colour
tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun
Verb
bronze (third-person singular simple present bronzes, present participle bronzing, simple past and past participle bronzed)
- (transitive) To plate with bronze.
- My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.
- (transitive) To color bronze.
- (intransitive, of the skin) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- 2006, Melissa Lassor, "Out of Darkness", page 124 in Watching Time
- His skin began to bronze as he worked in our garden each day.
- 2006, Melissa Lassor, "Out of Darkness", page 124 in Watching Time
Translations
to plate with bronze
to tan — see tan
See also
Anagrams
References
- ^ Originally, Berthelot, Journal des Savants, 1888, p. 677.
- ^ Originally, Karl Lokotsch, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs. (Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1927), p. 1657.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
bronze m (plural bronzes)
- bronze (metal)
- bronze medal
Derived terms
- bronzejar-se
- bronzejat
- Edat del bronze
Danish
Etymology
From French bronze.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /brɔnɡsə/, [ˈb̥ʁʌŋsə]
Noun
bronze c (singular definite bronzen, plural indefinite bronzer)
- (uncountable) bronze (element; colour)
- (countable) bronze (work of art made of bronze), bronze medal
Inflection
Inflection of bronze
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | bronze | bronzen | bronzer | bronzerne |
| genitive | bronzes | bronzens | bronzers | bronzernes |
External links
Bronze on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bʁɔ̃z/
Noun
bronze m (plural bronzes)
- bronze (metal, work of art)
Derived terms
- mouler un bronze