All 6 Uses of
bronze
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- The two men halted at a heavy wooden door leading into the next room, hesitated for the space of a heartbeat, then Snape turned the bronze handle.
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *bronze = made of a brownish metal
- All too soon they arrived at the foot of the marble steps leading up to the great bronze doors.
Chpt 26 (definition 1)bronze = made of a type of high-quality metal
- Unnoticed by Travers, who was looking through the bronze doors at the inner hall, each of the guards gave a little start as the spells hit them.
Chpt 26 (definition 1)
- Harry saw the gold Gryffindor lion, emblazoned on scarlet; the black badger of Hufflepuff, set against yellow; and the bronze eagle of Ravenclaw, on blue.
Chpt 29 (definition 2)bronze = yellowish-brown
- There was no handle and no keyhole: nothing but a plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape an eagle.
Chpt 29 (definition 1)bronze = made of a brownish metal
- Graceful arched windows punctuated the walls, which were hung with blue-and-bronze silks.
Chpt 29 (definition 2) *bronze = yellowish-brown
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (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