Толковый словарь английского языка - bronze
Bronze
bronze
I. transitive verb (~d; bronzing) Date: 1645 to give the appearance of ~ to , ~r noun II. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Italian bronzo Date: 1739 1. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements, any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin, a sculpture or artifact of ~, a moderate yellowish brown, a ~ medal awarded as the third prize in a competition, bronzy adjective
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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. Phrases and idioms 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). Derivatives bronzy adj. Etymology: F f. It. bronzo, prob. f. Pers. birinj copper ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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