All 6 Uses of
bronze
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- An old seaman, bronzed by the tropical sun, advanced, twirling the remains of a tarpaulin between his hands.
Chpt 29-30 (definition 1) *bronzed = suntanned
- Peppino was a handsome young man of four or five and twenty, bronzed by the sun; he carried his head erect, and seemed on the watch to see on which side his liberator would appear.
Chpt 35-36 (definition 1)
- A few locks of gray mingled with his hair, which was still thick and matted, while his bronzed features and determined glance well suited an old sailor who had braved the heat of the equator and the storms of the tropics.
Chpt 49-50 (definition 1)
- Here were not, as in other tombs, ignoble drawers, one above another, where thrift bestows its dead and labels them like specimens in a museum; all that was visible within the bronze gates was a gloomy-looking room, separated by a wall from the vault itself.
Chpt 73-74 (definition 2)bronze = a brownish metal
- Monte Cristo took up his glass again as if nothing had happened; his face was like marble, and his heart was like bronze.
Chpt 87-88 (definition 2) *bronze = a type of metal
- Then he arranged all his beautiful Turkish arms, his fine English guns, his Japanese china, his cups mounted in silver, his artistic bronzes by Feucheres and Barye; examined the cupboards, and placed the key in each; threw into a drawer of his secretary, which he left open, all the pocket-money he had about him, and with it the thousand fancy jewels from his vases and his jewel-boxes; then he made an exact inventory of everything, and placed it in the most conspicuous part of theā¦
Chpt 91-92 (definition 3) *bronzes = sculptures made of a brownish metal of the same name
Definitions:
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(1) (bronze as in: a bronze tan) a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown color like that of one of the metals with the same name -- often used to refer to a suntan or a dark glowing complexion
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(2) (bronze as in: bronze won't corrode in salt water) a brownish-colored metal with red or yellow hues that is made of copper and (usually) tineditor's notes: Bronze metals in the Olympics and many other contests are awarded for third place.
With the discovery of bronze (about 3,000 BC), people could make tools and weapons that were harder and more durable than those made of copper and stone that preceded bronze.
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(3) (bronze as in: her bronze is on display) something made of the brownish metal with the same name -- such as a sculpture (statue) or a third place medal