bronze.

1. A metal alloy traditionally made mainly from copper and tin.

2. A warm brown color with a metallic or golden quality.

3. To give something a warm brown color or a metal-like finish.

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Words that belong together

• cast bronze
• bronze statue

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Cast bronze gave the handles an unexpected weight.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: bronzes.