n., adj., & v.
n. 1 any alloy of copper and tin. 2 its brownish colour. 3 a thing made of bronze, esp. as a work of art.
adj. made of or coloured like bronze.
v. 1 tr. give a bronzelike surface to. 2 tr. & intr. make or become brown; tan. Bronze Age Archaeol. the period preceding the Iron Age, when weapons and tools were usu. made of bronze. bronze medal a medal usu. awarded to a competitor who comes third (esp. in sport). bronzy adj.
[ F f. It. bronzo, prob. f. Pers. birinj copper ]