bronze

verb \ ˈbränz \

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of bronze

bronzed; bronzing

transitive verb

: to give the appearance of bronze to

a bronzed sculpture

; also : tan 1

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bronzer

noun

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But between football and academia came the bobsled — and Tomasevicz was a good one, helping the USA’s four-man team win gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games and bronze four years later in Sochi.

— paul myerberg, USA TODAY, "2018 Winter Olympics: 'Football players are really bobsledders'," 18 Feb. 2018
After taking gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games and bronze four years later in Sochi, the USA’s hopes of a medaling for the third Winter Games in a row hinge on this sled.

— paul myerberg, USA TODAY, "2018 Winter Olympics: Disappointing day for USA four-man bobsledders; medal chances slim," 24 Feb. 2018
And taken as complete packages, there is no question in my mind that Moss and Owens should be bronzed in Canton.

— peter king, SI.com, "The Philly Special: Inside the ‘Set of Stones’ Play Call That Helped the Eagles Win the Super Bowl," 5 Feb. 2018
If your dress is strapless or mini, slather on a lotion with a shimmering tint, then dust shoulders and collarbones with a bronzing powder for an extra dose of radiance.

— seventeen.com editors, Seventeen, "50 Life-Changing Prom Beauty Tips You Haven't Heard Before," 26 Jan. 2018
This is the perfect everyday palette of matte neutral shades, including twelve shadows that give great results when blended onto eyes, bronzed onto cheeks, or used to fill in brows.

— bella gerard, Health.com, "These Are the 13 Products You Need to Snag From Dermstore’s Winter Essentials Sale," 16 Jan. 2018
When the quail is done, the skin will be taught and bronzed.

— kit waskom pollard, baltimoresun.com, "Cooking with quail, venison and more Maryland game meats," 19 Dec. 2017
An epic turbot appeared — nearly three pounds of it! — dusted in flour and bronzed beneath an amandine hale of capers, nuts and brown butter lightened with fish stock that reaffirmed Vernick’s strong French roots.

— craig laban, Philly.com, "Vernick Food & Drink still Philadelphia's best overall restaurant," 9 Dec. 2017
Instead of just doing cheeks and temples, like your average YouTube tutorial would recommend, Kendall uses a massive brush to bronze out her cheeks, then covers her entire neck in it.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "Kendall Jenner's Bronzer Hack is Actually So Genius," 23 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of bronze

1645

in the meaning defined above

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bronze

noun, often attributive

Definition of bronze

1 a : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

b : any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin

2 : a sculpture or artifact of bronze

3 : a moderate yellowish brown

4 : a bronze medal awarded as the third prize in a competition

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bronzy

play \ˈbrän-zē\ adjective

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Examples of bronze in a Sentence

a statue cast in bronze
a bronze of the president
She won a bronze in skiing.

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Five world championships and an Olympic bronze medal later, Kom now has enough money to support her family and has become not only a hero in her village but in the entire country of 1.3 billion people where female sporting superstars are rare.

— chris scott, CNN, "Mary Kom: Get to know India's boxing superstar," 11 Apr. 2018
Each stop features a bronzed home plate with highlights of the star's career and a bronze cast of the Louisville Slugger model bat that players used.

— grace schneider, The Courier-Journal, "In Slugger's Walk of Fame, the bats of baseball's biggest stars take a big beating," 11 Apr. 2018
The foundation plans to build a 35-foot-tall building with a flattened bronze dome topped with a crescent moon and a 75-foot-tall decorative minaret at 141st Street and Shelborne Road.

— chris sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Lawsuit: Brainard stacked the deck on Carmel mosque vote," 10 Apr. 2018
Tarnished but proud, a bronze medallion adorns an exterior wall at Strawberry Stadium on the Hammond campus of Southeastern Louisiana University, right there at eye level behind Gate No. 3 at the stadium's east end.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "In a Mandeville swamp, an accidental memorial to a historically crooked politican," 10 Apr. 2018
There are five nudes, including a rich bronze Chocolate Geode shade, which looks even darker than Becca’s deepest highlighter of the same name, and will actually look like a nude on those with deep skin tones.

— shannon barbour, The Cut, "Becca’s New Lip Glosses Are As Glowy As Your Favorite Highlighter," 10 Apr. 2018
The other finalists are Olympic gold medal wrestler Kyle Snyder, North Carolina basketball player Joel Berry II, Michigan distance runner Erin Finn, Paralympic equestrian Annie Peavy and Olympic bronze medal ice dancers Alex and Maia Shibutani.

— rick armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, "Armstrong: North Aurora's Annika Albrecht rises as Nebraska volleyball walk-on to AAU Sullivan Award finalist," 7 Apr. 2018
The home was gorgeous, with stone walls, marble columns, a bronze fountain out front and citrus trees out back.

— nina mandell, For The Win, "The heartwarming reason why Jim McElwain took a loss on his Florida house," 6 Apr. 2018
The piri piri chicken ($24) had a lighter bronze char and a moister flesh; it was served with fingerling potatoes and mango chile sauce that was actually too mild and watery.

— michael bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Kaya in San Francisco offers a big, boozy toast to Jamaica," 6 Apr. 2018

Origin and Etymology of bronze

French, from Italian bronzo

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First Known Use: circa 1721

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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BRONZE Defined for English Language Learners

bronze

noun

Definition of bronze for English Language Learners

: a metal that is made by combining copper and tin
: something (such as a statue) that is made of bronze
: a yellowish-brown color

BRONZE Defined for Kids

bronze

noun \ ˈbränz \

Definition of bronze for Students

1 : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

2 : a yellowish brown color

3 : a medal made of bronze given to the third place winner in a competition

bronze

adjective

Definition of bronze for Students

1 : made of bronze

2 : having a yellowish brown color

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