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Alloy of copper and tin
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese
Bronze
Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BCE)
The Bronze Age is an archaeological and anthropological term defining a phase in the development of material culture among ancient societies in Asia, the
Bronze_Age
United States Armed Forces decoration award
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement
Bronze_Star_Medal
English footballer (born 1991)
Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze MBE (born 28 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea
Lucy_Bronze
Societal collapse in the Late Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a period of societal collapse in the Mediterranean basin during the late 13th to early 12th century BC. It is thought
Late_Bronze_Age_collapse
Reflective object made of bronze or copper
Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite
Bronze_mirror
Sculpture cast in bronze
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly
Bronze_sculpture
Medal awarded to the third-place finisher of a competition
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions
Bronze_medal
Topics referred to by the same term
bronze in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bronze is an alloy of copper with any of several other metals, often tin. Bronze may also refer to: Bronze
Bronze_(disambiguation)
Alloy of copper and aluminium
Aluminium bronze is a type of bronze in which aluminium is the main alloying metal added to copper (for alloys with aluminium as the major component, see
Aluminium_bronze
2015 American film
The Bronze is a 2015 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Bryan Buckley and written by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch. It was produced by Mark
The_Bronze_(film)
Breed of turkey
The Bronze is a breed of domestic turkey. The name refers to its plumage, which bears an iridescent bronze-like sheen. The Bronze had been the most popular
Bronze_turkey
Metal plaques and sculptures from the Kingdom of Benin
The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now
Benin_Bronzes
Bronzing is a process by which a bronze-like surface is applied to other materials (metallic or non-metallic). Some bronzing processes are merely simulated
Bronzing
Comics character
Bronze Tiger is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dennis O'Neil, Leopoldo Durañona, and Jim Berry
Bronze_Tiger
Ancient Greek sculpture
The Artemision Bronze (often called the God from the Sea) is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision, in northern
Artemision_Bronze
Highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity
Corinthian bronze, also named Corinthian brass or aes Corinthiacum, was a metal alloy in classical antiquity. It is thought to be an alloy of copper with
Corinthian_bronze
Topics referred to by the same term
titles containing Bronze Award Bronze (disambiguation) Award (disambiguation) Bronze medal Bronze Medallion (disambiguation) Bronze star (disambiguation)
Bronze_Award
Writing in a variety of Chinese scripts on ritual bronzes
Chinese bronze inscriptions, also referred to as bronze script or bronzeware script, comprise Chinese writing made in several styles on ritual bronzes mainly
Chinese_bronze_inscriptions
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Manganese bronze may refer to: Manganese bronze, one of many possible alloys called bronze Manganese Bronze Holdings, a British engineering company This
Manganese_bronze
Copper alloy
bronze or bismuth brass is a copper alloy which typically contains 1-3% bismuth by weight, although some alloys contain over 6% bismuth. This bronze alloy
Bismuth_bronze
Romanian-American Internet personality (born 1980)
Bronze Age Pervert, also known as BAP, is a pseudonymous far-right Internet personality, associated with the manosphere. The media has identified Costin
Bronze_Age_Pervert
Metallic brown resembling the alloy bronze
Bronze is a metallic brown color which resembles the metal alloy bronze. An archaic term for it was aeneous. The first recorded use of bronze as a color
Bronze_(color)
Archeological age, 3200–600 BC
The European Bronze Age is characterized by bronze artifacts and the use of bronze implements. The regional Bronze Age succeeds the Neolithic and Copper
Bronze_Age_Europe
Effect of chlorides on copper alloys
Bronze disease is an irreversible and nearly inexorable corrosion process that occurs when chlorides come into contact with bronze or other copper-bearing
Bronze_disease
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Black bronze can refer to: Hepatizon, also known as black Corinthian bronze Shakudō, a Japanese decorative billon This disambiguation page lists articles
Black_bronze
Match in tournaments deciding third place
knockout tournaments include a third place playoff, third place match, bronze medal game, or consolation game to decide which competitor or team will
Third_place_playoff
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of Bronze may refer to: Age of Bronze (comics), a comics series by Eric Shanower One of the Ages of Man, according to classical mythology Bronze Age
Age_of_Bronze
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Bronze Medallion may refer to: Bronze Medallion (Canada) Bronze Medallion (New York City award) Bronze Medallion (New Zealand and Australia) Bronze Medallion
Bronze_Medallion
Small cast objects decorated with bronze sculptures from the Early Iron Age found in Iran
Luristan bronzes (rarely "Lorestān", "Lorestāni" etc. in sources in English) are small cast objects decorated with bronze sculpture from the Early Iron
Luristan_bronze
Bronze where the oxygen is removed with phosphorus
Phosphor bronze is a member of the family of copper alloys. It is composed of copper that is alloyed with 0.5–11% of tin and 0.01–0.35% phosphorus, and
Phosphor_bronze
Alloy
Arsenical bronze is an alloy in which arsenic, as opposed to or in addition to tin or other constituent metals, is combined with copper to make bronze. The
Arsenical_bronze
Speedway competition in Poland
The Bronze Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Brązowy Kask, BK) is an annual speedway event held each year organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) since 1976
Bronze_Helmet_(Poland)
Statue of the character Fonz from the TV Show Happy Days
Bronze Fonz is a public artwork by American artist Gerald P. Sawyer, located on the Milwaukee Riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bronze Fonz
Bronze_Fonz
Monument for Peter I at the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg
The Bronze Horseman (Russian: Медный всадник, romanized: Medny vsadnik, lit. 'copper horseman') is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate
Bronze_Horseman
Species of bat
The bronze sprite (Arielulus circumdatus), also known as the black-gilded pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal
Bronze_sprite
Military decoration
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed
Service_star
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Bronze plan may refer to: An offering of the United States' Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act defined as covering 60 percent of out-of-pocket
Bronze_plan
Sculpture by Donatello
David is a bronze statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Early Renaissance sculptor Donatello, probably made in the 1440s, and now in the Bargello
David_(Donatello,_bronze)
Roman-era bronze statuette
The Sursock bronze, also known as the Sursock statuette, is a gilt-bronze sculptural group of Jupiter Heliopolitanus (Heliopolitan Jupiter) dating to
Sursock_bronze
Archaeological period in Northern Europe
Bronze Age (also Northern Bronze Age, or Scandinavian Bronze Age) is a period of Scandinavian prehistory from c. 2000/1750–500 BC. The Nordic Bronze Age
Nordic_Bronze_Age
English record label
Bronze Records was an independent English record label founded in 1971 by record producer Gerry Bron on Oxford Street in London, eventually relocating
Bronze_Records
New York City foundry, 1897–1988
Roman Bronze Works, now operated as Roman Bronze Studios, is a bronze foundry in New York City. Established in 1897 by Riccardo Bertelli, it was the first
Roman_Bronze_Works
Region in the ancient Near East
millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical importance in the Late Bronze Age Amarna Period (14th century BC) as the area where the spheres of interest
Canaan
Home of many cradles of civilization
debate among scholars; the term covers the region's developments in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and is variously considered to end with either the
Ancient_Near_East
Florentine bronze is a modern term for a type of bronzed metal. Prior to 1828, the primary artificial bronze used for copper and copper alloys was antique
Florentine_bronze
Era of American comic books (1970–1985)
The Bronze Age of Comic Books is an informal name for a period in the history of American superhero comic books, usually said to run from 1970 to 1985
Bronze_Age_of_Comic_Books
Historical style of weapon
Bronze Age swords were a type of weapons prominent during the Bronze Age. They were replaced by iron swords during the early part of the 1st millennium
Bronze_Age_sword
Pair of ancient Greek bronze statues
The Riace bronzes (Italian: Bronzi di Riace, [ˈbrondzi di riˈaːtʃe]), also called the Riace Warriors, are two full-size Greek bronze statues of bearded
Riace_bronzes
Torture and execution device
The brazen bull, also known as the bronze bull, Sicilian bull, bellowing bull or bull of Phalaris, was a torture and execution device designed in ancient
Brazen_bull
Species of fish
The bronze corydoras (Osteogaster aenea), also known as the green corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish, is a species of freshwater
Bronze_corydoras
Species of butterfly
The geranium bronze or brun des pélargoniums in French (Cacyreus marshalli), is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The geranium bronze butterfly is
Geranium_bronze
Period of British history from c. 2500 until c. 800 BC
Bronze Age Britain is an era of British history that spanned from c. 2500–2000 BC until c. 800 BC. Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded
Bronze_Age_Britain
Hattusa Bronze Tablet, also known as the Kurunta Treaty, (Bo 86/299) is a bronze tablet with a Hittite language cuneiform inscription dating to the Bronze Age
Hattusa_Bronze_Tablet
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Bronze Age religion may refer to: Religions of the ancient Near East Sumerian religion Assyro-Babylonian religion Canaanite religion Ancient Egyptian religion
Bronze_Age_religion
Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
The Age of Bronze (French: L'âge d'airain) is a bronze statue by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917). The figure is of a life-size nude male
The_Age_of_Bronze
Type of metal drum
Bronze drums are ancient artifacts found in various cultures in Southeast Asia and southern China. The drums were cast in bronze using the lost-wax casting
Bronze_drum
Species of bird
The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Spermestes cucullata) is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch
Bronze_mannikin
Species of ray-finned fish
The bronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus) is a ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in South and Southeast Asia. Although primarily found
Bronze_featherback
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Bronze Cross may refer to: Bronze Cross (Canada) a certification of the Royal Life Saving Society of Canada Bronze Cross (Netherlands), of the Netherlands
Bronze_Cross
Species of spider
Eris militaris, known commonly as the bronze jumper or bronze lake jumper, is a species of jumping spider, belonging to the Salticidae family. It is found
Eris_militaris
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Bronze Dragon may refer to: Bronze Dragon, a type of dragon in Dungeons & Dragons Bronze Dragon: Conquest of Infinity, a 1985 video game Percy Jackson
Bronze_Dragon
The Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut was a monumental mason firm specializing in the production of white bronze (zinc) monumental masonry
Monumental_Bronze_Company
Award
The Bronze Lion (Dutch: Bronzen Leeuw) is a high Royal Dutch award, intended for servicemen who have shown extreme bravery and leadership in battle favouring
Bronze_Lion
Species of flowering plant
The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) is a tree native to China (Guangdong, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam. Its leaves are used in Taiwanese folk medicine
Bronze_loquat
American singer-songwriter
Gabriel Nathaniel Brown, known professionally as Bronze Avery, is an American pop singer-songwriter. He released his debut EP American Dream in 2015 under
Bronze_Avery
2007 ethnic violence in Tallinn, Estonia
The Bronze Night (Estonian: pronksiöö), also known as the April Unrest (aprillirahutused) and April Events (aprillisündmused), was a number of riots in
Bronze_Night
Topics referred to by the same term
Bronze art is art made in bronze, and often brass. It may refer to: Bronze sculpture Art in bronze and brass, mostly covering small and applied art pieces
Bronze_art
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Bronze pufferfish or bronze puffer may refer to two southeast Asian species of fish: Auriglobus modestus Chonerhinos naritus This disambiguation page
Bronze_pufferfish
1961 children's historical novel by Elizabeth George Speare
The Bronze Bow is a historical fiction book by Elizabeth George Speare that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1962
The_Bronze_Bow
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bronzing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bronzing is a process by which a bronze-like surface is applied to other materials. Bronzing may also
Bronzing_(disambiguation)
Museum in Bakhtapur, Nepal
The Bronze and Brass Museum is a museum located in Bhaktapur, Nepal. List of museums in Nepal Museums and art galleries of Nepal (Archived August 19, 2012
Bronze_and_Brass_Museum
Ritual vessels in the Temple of Solomon
The ten Brazen Lavers were bronze lavers used in the Temple of Solomon, in addition to the larger Molten Sea, according to the Book of Kings. All this
Bronze_laver_(Temple)
Ancient Chinese bronze chariots
The Qin bronze chariots (銅車馬 or 秦銅車馬) are a set of two Qin dynasty bronze model chariots unearthed in 1980 at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, who was
Qin_bronze_chariots
Species of bird
The bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) is a medium-sized pionus parrot 28 cm (11 in) long. It is a short-tailed stocky parrot found in forest and
Bronze-winged_parrot
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up Bronze Age in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bronze Age is an archaeological era. It is the second of the three-age system (Stone Age, Bronze Age
Bronze_Age_(disambiguation)
Species of marsupial
The bronze quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species of quoll found only in the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands of Papua New Guinea and South Papua in Indonesia
Bronze_quoll
Species of lizard
Emoia aenea, the bronze emo skink or bronze skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Shea
Emoia_aenea
1933 novel by Lester Dent
The Man of Bronze is a Doc Savage pulp novel by Lester Dent writing under the house name Kenneth Robeson. It was published in March 1933. It was the basis
The_Man_of_Bronze
Archeological culture in Western Europe
The Pyrenean Bronze (also known as Northeastern Bronze) is a regional European Bronze Age culture, known from archaeological facies, that spread through
Pyrenean_Bronze
Species of lizard
The Grenada bush anole or bronze anole (Anolis aeneus) is a species of anole lizard found in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles and South America. It is distributed
Bronze_anole
Men's football awards
placing first, second, and third in the tournament receive gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively. In some tournaments, the fourth-placed team members
FIFA_World_Cup_awards
Species of insects
Troilus luridus, also known as the bronze shieldbug, is a species of shield bug found in Europe. It was first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian
Troilus_luridus
Species of catfish
The bronze catfish (Netuma bilineata), also known as the giant catfish, the roundsnout sea catfish, or the two-line sea catfish, is a species of catfish
Bronze_catfish
Chinese decorated bronzes deposited as grave goods
elaborately decorated bronze vessels were deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility during the Chinese Bronze Age. Documented excavations
Chinese_ritual_bronzes
Silver and Bronze medals have sometimes been awarded in conjunction with the higher award. A Bronze medal should not be confused with a bronze duplicate
Congressional_Bronze_Medal
the sixth women from the U.S. to do so. Lee also won the bronze on uneven bars, Biles won bronze on balance beam, MyKayla Skinner won silver on Vault, and
List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for the United States
List_of_Olympic_female_artistic_gymnasts_for_the_United_States
American metals fabricator (1927–1967)
The General Bronze Corporation (also known as General Bronze or GBC) was an American metals fabricator, primarily of bronze and aluminum, and the most
General_Bronze_Corporation
Alloy of copper and zinc
crystal structure. Brass is similar to bronze, a copper alloy that contains tin instead of zinc. Both bronze and brass may include small amounts of a
Brass
Jewish ritual object outside the Tabernacle
instructions given to Moses in the Book of Exodus included the creation of a bronze laver (Hebrew: כיור נחשת kîyōr nəḥōšeṯ), to be sited outside the Tabernacle
Bronze_laver
1917 American film
The Bronze Bride is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Henry MacRae, and starring Claire McDowell, Frank Mayo, and Edward Clark. Claire McDowell
The_Bronze_Bride
Subspecies of amphibian
The bronze frog (Lithobates clamitans clamitans) is a subspecies of Lithobates clamitans found in the southeastern region of North America. The bronze frog
Bronze_frog
British engineering company
Manganese Bronze Holdings plc (MBH) was the holding company of LTI Limited. The firm's sole business in its final years as a company was London black taxicab
Manganese_Bronze_Holdings
Abrasive derived from bronze
Bronze wool is a bundle of very fine bronze filaments [citation needed], used in finishing and repair work to polish wood [citation needed] or metal objects
Bronze_wool
World Organization of the Scout Movement award
Movement's Bronze Wolf Award is presented by it for outstanding international service by an individual to the Scout Movement. The award consists of a bronze wolf
Bronze_Wolf_Award
Side effect of phototherapy
Bronze baby syndrome (BBS) is a rare side effect of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice. The exact mechanism of discoloration is not known. The phenomenon
Bronze_baby_syndrome
Ancient Anatolian people of Kussara
Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, they settled
Hittites
Species of amphibian
The bronze coquí, Richmond's coquí, coquí caoba or coquí de Richmond (Eleutherodactylus richmondi), is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae
Bronze_coquí
Species of bird
The little bronze cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is
Little_bronze_cuckoo
Alloy
White bronze is a white-coloured alloy. Examples include various alloys composed of copper, tin and zinc or composed of zinc, copper, aluminum and magnesium
White_bronze
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Arabic
Bronze Moon
Girl/Female
British, English, Hebrew, Latin
Warm; Bronze; Burning with Enthusiasm
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, French, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Bronze
Male
Welsh
Welsh name ELIDYR means "brass, bronze."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cooper, from Middle English copere, found from the 12th century alongside cupere.English : metonymic occupational name for a worker in copper, Old English coper (Latin (aes) Cyprium ‘Cyprian bronze’).Respelling of German Kopper.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Movement; Pretty; Cute; Of Brass; Bronze; One who Keeps Traditions (Riti Rivaz)
Male
Turkish
Turkish name TUNÇ means "bronze."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Garlanded
Boy/Male
Biblical
The only Lord.
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Noble; Strong
Girl/Female
Biblical
Hedges.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Servant / Devotee of God
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Muslim
Sweet Smell; Fragrance
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God of Mountain; Himalaya
Boy/Male
English French
Steward.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of Abu Jafar; A Jurist and Disciple of Abu Tawr
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n.
A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine.
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The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes of secondary origin.
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An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4.
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A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and serpentine. See Mica.
n.
The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion.
a.
A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.
n.
Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
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Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
n.
A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and alumina.
n.
A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five to fifteen per cent of tin.
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A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also magnetic pyrites.
n.
Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast.
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An Australian pigeon of the genus Phaps, of several species; -- so called from its bronze plumage.
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Native iron protosulphide, FeS. It is known only in meteoric irons, and is usually in imbedded nodular masses of a bronze color.
n.
To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze; as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.
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An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseine, etc.
a.
A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.
n.
An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface.
n.
A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.
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