I. ˈbränz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French bronzer, from Middle French, from bronze, n.
transitive verb
1. : to give the appearance of bronze to (as by coating with bronze powder or exposure to the sun) : give a bronze color or luster to
casts carefully bronzed and polished
lounging in the sun bronzing their backs
2. archaic : to make hard or unfeeling
3. : to form a colored film of one metal or metal compound on the surface of another metal by chemical treatment
intransitive verb
: to become like bronze especially in color
children bronzing on the beach
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Italian bronzo, perhaps from Latin Brundisium Brindisi, seaport in southeast Italy famed in ancient times for its bronze
1.
a. : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes small proportions of other elements (as zinc and phosphorus) that is harder and stronger than brass, is used for a variety of industrial items (as wear plates, bushings, springs, clips, fasteners, and chemical hardware) as well as for objects of art and bells, and is prepared from various proportions of the constituent elements according to the purpose for which it is intended
b. : any of certain copper-base alloys containing considerably less tin than other alloying elements or no tin at all
2.
a. : a sculpture or artifact cast or wrought in bronze
b. : a bronze coin ; especially : one of the bronze coins of the Roman Empire (as the sestertius, the dupondius, or the as)
3.
a. : a moderate yellowish brown that is yellower and darker than antique bronze, Bismarck brown, or cinnamon brown and yellower, darker, and slightly less strong than maple sugar
b. : a substance (as a pigment, powder, or wash) for imparting a bronze or other brilliant metallic surface (as in printing or decorative stenciling)
fire bronze
4. usually capitalized : a domestic turkey of a variety distinguished by large size and coppery brown plumage on a background of black and brown
III. adjective
1. : made of bronze
a bronze statue
2.
a. : resembling bronze especially in color
b. : having a rich resonant tone like that of a bronze bell or casting