Meaning

noun an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

noun a sculpture made of bronze

verb give the color and appearance of bronze to something

originFrom French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).

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