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BRONZE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sculpture made of bronze

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bronze" is a kind of...):

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bronze" is a kind of...):

copper-base alloy (any alloy whose principal component is copper)

Meronyms (substance of "bronze"):

atomic number 29; copper; Cu (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bronze"):

gunmetal (a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water))

phosphor bronze (a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears)

alpha bronze (an alloy of copper and tin that can be worked)

bell metal (bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells)

beryllium bronze (a copper-base alloy containing beryllium)

leaded bronze (bronze to which 1-4% lead is added)

nickel bronze (a bronze containing up to 30% nickel)

silicon bronze (a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion)

Derivation:

bronze (give the color and appearance of bronze to something)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the color of bronze

Synonyms:

bronze; bronzy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Made from or consisting of bronze

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

metal; metallic (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Get a tan, from wind or sun

Synonyms:

bronze; tan

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "bronze" is one way to...):

color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bronze"):

suntan (get a tan from being exposed to the sun)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give the color and appearance of bronze to something

Example:

bronze baby shoes

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bronze" is one way to...):

dye (color with dye)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

bronze (an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The coat most often comes in black, (sometimes with a little white on the feet, end of the tail, or chest) black with blue highlights, bronze sometimes also in brown or gray and Landseer (White with black markings).

(Newfoundland, NCI Thesaurus)

She repressed a smile at sight of the red line that marked the chafe of the collar against the bronzed neck.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

There was a slight flush under his bronze, but otherwise he bore no signs of the battle.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

In front there stood a small group of Indians—little, clean-limbed, red fellows, whose skins glowed like polished bronze in the strong sunlight.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The hall was not dark, nor yet was it lit, only by the high-hung bronze lamp; a warm glow suffused both it and the lower steps of the oak staircase.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

They were pretty, blue-eyed, yellow-haired lads, well made and sturdy, with bronzed skins, which spoke of a woodland life.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was lined with books, and there were pictures and statues, and distracting little cabinets full of coins and curiosities, and Sleepy Hollow chairs, and queer tables, and bronzes, and best of all, a great open fireplace with quaint tiles all round it.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Her gaze rested for a moment on the muscular neck, heavy corded, almost bull-like, bronzed by the sun, spilling over with rugged health and strength.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He had had no headaches for weeks, his eyes were clear blue as the sky, his bronze was beautiful with perfect health; life swelled through his veins in full and magnificent flood.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The two boats were paddling within a few yards of each other when first we heard it, and our Indians remained motionless, as if they had been turned to bronze, listening intently with expressions of terror upon their faces.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)