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   bronze

   /brɒnz/

   noun

   • 1. a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin: "the Minoans made large numbers of statuettes in ivory and bronze"
   • ▪ a sculpture or other object made of bronze: "on the black bookcase were three exquisite bronzes"
   • ▪ short for bronze medal
   • ▪ a yellowish-brown colour: "rich, gleaming shades of bronze"

   verb

   • 1. make (a person or part of the body) suntanned: "Alison was bronzed by outdoor life"
   • 2. give (something) a surface of bronze or something resembling bronze: "the doors were bronzed with sculpted reliefs"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a verb): from French bronze (noun), bronzer (verb), from Italian bronzo, probably from Persian birinj ‘brass’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bronzy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

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