All 4 Uses of
bronze
in
Dubliners
- He was standing at the gate, his peaked cap pushed back on his head and his hair tumbled forward over a face of bronze.
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *bronze = a suntanned color
- On his fourth trial he had been awarded a bronze medal.
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *bronze = made of a brownish metal
- Her blue felt hat would show off the bronze of her hair against the darkness and the dark panels of her skirt would show off the light ones.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)bronze = reddish-brown or yellowish-brown
- She was standing right under the dusty fanlight and the flame of the gas lit up the rich bronze of her hair, which he had seen her drying at the fire a few days before.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
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.