bronze1 nounbronze2 adjective
bronzebronze1 /brɒnz $ brɑːnz/ ●●○ noun 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINbronze1
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 French, Italian bronzo, perhaps from Persian birinj ‘copper’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Bodies, in the form of George Segal's newest bronzes, fill Janis this month and most of next.
- Creatures, men and women and things, of bronze and marble, breathe the same air as we do.
- Excellent plates show every conceivable aspect from his stamp to gilt bronzes and immaculate carving.
- Later on, of course, there were even more of these unofficial bronzes in circulation.
- Old methods of producing metals such as silver, bronze and iron involved the use of lead.
- The dining room is small and efficient, with walls of polished bronze, mirrors, and tiny paintings of impressionist landscapes.
- These dies were usually made of bronze or steel, and bore the design in intaglio.
WORD SETS► Colours
Collocationsamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bronze medal
1[uncountable] a hard metal that is a mixture of copper and tin: (=for third place)· Morrell took the bronze medal in the long jump.
► a stone/marble/bronze etc sculpture (=made of stone, marble etc)· Opposite the chapel is a bronze sculpture of Cardinal Schwarzenberg.
► a marble/stone/bronze etc statue· a magnificent marble statue of Frederick the Great
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► small· A small bronze of Flora has been found near the villa.· A number of small bronze figurines have been found in several locations in southern Britain.· Other works start at £2,500 and include drawings, small animal bronzes, paper cut-outs and massive plaster heads.
NOUN► age· The River Thames got so low at Wallingford archeologists uncovered a submerged bronze age jetty.· The Barbarians were knocking about in the late bronze age and iron age.· The Way runs next to one of the best preserved bronze age enclosures on Dartmoor at Grimspound.
► medal· They have three world bronze medals between them, both brothers being in last year's eight.
► statue· The horse is immortalised by a life size bronze statue at Aintree, presented by Seagram.
VERB► cast· After the artist's death 28 examples were cast in bronze, only 11 of which now remain in private hands.· They were cast in solid bronze, apparently by the cire perdue method.· At that speed their controls would have locked solid, as if cast in bronze.
► make· Considerable technical skills were needed to make the bronzes, but the metalworkers used a very small range of techniques.· A heron or crane had been made out of solid bronze by an artist commissioned by the cultural society.· The coin is made from copper bronze but has no patina.· By alloying tin with copper to make bronze we obtain a metal which is much tougher than copper alone.· If made of bronze and gilded, it is possibly a knife or dagger pommel.
► take· Four years ago in Barcelona, a team that included Miller, Dawes and Strug took the team bronze.
► win· She took third on the 10-meter tower, where she won the bronze in Barcelona.· The only other previous success was in 1978 when Jennie Loriston-Clarke won an individual bronze in the world championships at Goodwood.
a bell cast in bronze2[uncountable] the dark reddish brown colour of bronze3[countable] a work of art such as a statue (=model of a person), made of bronze: three bronzes by Giacometti4[countable, uncountable] a bronze medal: King won a bronze in the 100-metres.bronze1 nounbronze2 adjective
bronzebronze2 ●●○ adjective ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- bronze skin
- But inter-county rivalry will be of secondary importance for the 23-year-old World Student Games bronze medallist.
- In several instances hearths associated with workshop waste products were found, particularly for the production of glass beads and bronze jewellery.
- Lightning from the storm had cut off the electricity and the cell was illuminated by a bronze dish filled with flickering candles.
- She took the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan Am Games.
- The defending champions ended up second, the bronze medalists fifth.
WORD SETS► Colours
Collocationsamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bronze medal
1made of bronze: (=for third place)· Morrell took the bronze medal in the long jump.
► a stone/marble/bronze etc sculpture (=made of stone, marble etc)· Opposite the chapel is a bronze sculpture of Cardinal Schwarzenberg.
► a marble/stone/bronze etc statue· a magnificent marble statue of Frederick the Great
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► age· As prehistory, these are typically based on sequences ranging from palaeolithic stone axes through bronze age pottery to iron age swords.· He's a rare well preserved example of a person originally thought to be from the bronze age.· Contrary to our knowledge today, this last was considered to be less civilized than the bronze age that preceded it.· There were important trading links between Crete and its neighbours in the neolithic and early bronze age.
► medal· He won a bronze medal for Britain in the 1952 Olympics.· She had not competed well in the 100 meters, earning a bronze medal when gold had been her goal.· My first Olympic final; the bronze medal.· He was beaten by both Kubacki and Grigory Veritchev, the 1987 Soviet world champion, who both captured bronze medals.· She took the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan Am Games.· Caines claimed the 400m title and Lewis-Francis took the bronze medal in the 60m with a world junior record.· The winner was assured a bronze medal and had a chance at winning gold.
► medalist· The defending champions ended up second, the bronze medalists fifth.· Mary Ann Grabavoy and Cynthia Potter, a 1976 bronze medalist, will run the show.· Aren Nielsen, bronze medalist the last two years, was never a contender and finished eighth.
► medallist· But inter-county rivalry will be of secondary importance for the 23-year-old World Student Games bronze medallist.
► sculpture· The store's bronze sculpture gives customers an insight into the history of Frome.· Likewise a bronze sculpture is considered an outgrowth of the wax or plaster model from which it is cast.· His bronze sculptures have the appearance of objects retrieved after many centuries on the sea bed.· Now the group has helped pay for a bronze sculpture in memory of the navvies.
► statue· It is believed that the temple once contained a bronze statue of Venus, which was later moved to the banqueting House.· In the Roman Imperial period copper and bronze statues and silver and bronze jewellery were commonly gilded.· Him reaching up to pat a big bronze statue of himself on the shoulder.· There is also an equestrian bronze statue of St George, for which Plecnik designed the base.· A small bronze statue of a ballet dancer was sold for £7,703,500 in an auction at Sotheby's in London.
► statuette· The series of bronze statuettes is paralleled by terracottas, slighter, poorer work as a rule but some very fine.· Silver cups, bronze statuettes, rose bowls, shields and medallions filled every conceivable space.
a bronze statuette2having the dark reddish brown colour of bronze