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bronze
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bronze as in:  bronze won't corrode in salt water

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The sculpture of a bull on Wall Street is made of bronze.
bronze = a brownish metal that is made of copper and (usually) tin
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    She approached the impressive bronze doors.
    bronze = made of a type of high-quality metal
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    Nobles had bronze swords, but most soldiers carried swords of iron.
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    On his face was a look like hammered bronze.  (source)
    bronze = a type of metal
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    Harry counted out five little bronze coins,  (source)
    bronze = made of a brownish metal
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    Her steps got slower and slower as she passed the great bronzed doors, the huge slabs of the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, as she finally saw ahead of her the strange, light, pulsing dome of IT.  (source)
    bronzed = coated with a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown metal that is made mostly of copper
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    I called upon the hardness of the bronzes in the ancestral temple, the hardness of ice in winter, and the hardness of bones dried out under an unrelenting sun to give me strength.†  (source)
    bronzes = reddish-brown or yellowish-brown metals made mostly of copper
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    She was wearing a strapless white lace dress zipped up over a snug corset affair that curved her in at the middle and bulged her out again spectacularly above and below, and her skin had a bronzy polish under the pale dusting powder.†  (source)
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    Bronzing bracken and mottled bramble gleamed in the light of the sinking sun.†  (source)
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    The huge CENTRAL Central Intelligence Building had only one door, but it was an enormous one, at least two stories high and wider than a room, made of a dull, bronzelike material.  (source)
    bronzelike = like a reddish brown metal made mostly of copper
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    As an archeologist, when Thomsen divided the ages of man into Stone, Bronze, and Iron, naturally enough, he did so in accordance with the physical tools that defined each epoch.  (source)
    Bronze = a metal made mostly of copper
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    In that unlit daylight his face, bronzed and reduced to its bones, smoothed her heart down.†  (source)
    bronzed = coated with a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown metal that is made mostly of copper
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    There were soft rugs, rich, upholstered chairs and divans, a grand piano, a marble carving of some unknown Venus by some unknown artist, and a number of small bronzes gathered from heaven knows where, but generally sold by the large furniture houses along with everything else which goes to make the "perfectly appointed house."†  (source)
    bronzes = reddish-brown or yellowish-brown metals made mostly of copper
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    After a while he could begin to see the shapes of them clearly, great bronzy bulges that looked as if they were blown up tight like balloons, and solemn deep scoops of shady blue that ran from the tops on down below the tops of the near hills, deeper than he could see.†  (source)
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bronze as in:  a bronze tan

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    I saw her bronze hair.
    bronze = reddish-brown or yellowish-brown
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    She has broad shoulders, bronze skin, and a bulbous nose.  (source)
    bronze = suntanned
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    A calloused hand, a healed cut, the shiny slash of a burn on the deep bronze skin.  (source)
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    By then, Beatrice's stepbrother was a distant blur, a bronze-colored wisp vanishing into a snarled tree line.  (source)
    bronze = reddish-brown or yellowish-brown
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    The dress of the young man who now stepped out on to the terrace was Indian; but his plaited hair was straw-coloured, his eyes a pale blue, and his skin a white skin, bronzed.  (source)
    bronzed = suntanned
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    The man's tattoos had obviously been concealed beneath bronzing makeup.  (source)
    bronzing = tan-colored (reddish brown)
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    October was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the hollow turned as golden as sunshine and the maples behind the orchard were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the loveliest shades of dark red and bronzy green, while the fields sunned themselves in aftermaths.  (source)
    bronzy = reddish, brownish
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    The light came from everywhere at once, his yellow skin, his lambent eyes, the bronze flashing of his hair.  (source)
    bronze = yellowish
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    This is a great day at home, and you could not have arrived, you bronzed old soldier, on a better.  (source)
    bronzed = suntanned
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    I buy everything Stanley uses on me: foundation, concealer, bronzing powder, eye shadow prep, three shades of eye shadow, two shades of eyeliner (one white for under the eye), mascara, lip liner, lip gloss, four different brushes, one eyelash curler.  (source)
    bronzing = to make look tan (reddish brown)
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    It was late afternoon, gray and gleaming, but it was only dirty-colored light that was permitted entrance into the room. It was all the fabric of the curtains allowed. If you're optimistic, think of it as bronze.  (source)
    bronze = yellowish-brown (like the metal of the same name)
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    An old seaman, bronzed by the tropical sun, advanced, twirling the remains of a tarpaulin between his hands.  (source)
    bronzed = suntanned
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    I smudged the line, added mascara, brushed some bronzing power over my face, and put on lip gloss (to hide the fact that I'd been nervously picking at my lips).  (source)
    bronzing = tan-colored (reddish brown)
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bronze as in:  her bronze is on display

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    There are several Rodin bronzes in the garden.
    bronzes = sculptures made of a brownish metal
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    In agitation I went back to my chair, sat down, picked up the Christie's house sale catalogue and began to leaf through it in a rattled way: horrible modernist watercolors, two thousand dollars for an ugly Victorian bronze of two buffalos fighting, absurd.  (source)
    bronze = a sculpture made of the brownish metal with the same name
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    A particularly large plaque dominated the entry. Langdon slowed to read the engraved bronze as they passed.  (source)
    bronze = the plaque made of the metal by that name
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    Old brocades, green bronzes, lacquer-work, carved ivories, exquisite surroundings, luxury, pomp, there is much to be got from all these.  (source)
    bronzes = sculptures made of a metal of the same name
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    The bronze medal for mathematics was considered as good as won by a fat, funny little up-country boy with a bumpy forehead and a patched coat.  (source)
    bronze = a brownish medal that signifies a third place finish
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    With what he had in his soul, he felt sore and uncomfortable in the restaurant, in the midst of private rooms where men were dining with ladies, in all this fuss and bustle; the surroundings of bronzes, looking glasses, gas, and waiters—all of it was offensive to him.  (source)
    bronzes = sculptures made of a brownish metal of the same name
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    They plan to drive the keen bronze through Telemakhos when he comes home.  (source)
    bronze = a sword made of the brownish metal with the same name
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    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 the…  (source)
    bronzes = sculptures made of a brownish metal of the same name
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    "Get along!" said several voices, and one of the soldiers, evidently afraid that Pierre might want to take from them some of the plate and bronzes that were in the drawer, moved threateningly toward him.  (source)
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    Twinned jardinieres, many French bronzes, many small paintings.  (source)
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    The price of weapons, of gold, of carts and horses, kept rising, but the value of paper money and city articles kept falling, so that by midday there were instances of carters removing valuable goods, such as cloth, and receiving in payment a half of what they carted, while peasant horses were fetching five hundred rubles each, and furniture, mirrors, and bronzes were being given away for nothing.  (source)
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    Winged bronzes, silver trinkets.  (source)
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    Cases full of china, bronzes, pictures, and mirrors that had been so carefully packed the night before now lay about the yard, and still they went on searching for and finding possibilities of unloading this or that and letting the wounded have another and yet another cart.  (source)
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