All 4 Uses of

bronze
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

He grazed his cattle on these slopes, and he learned to dig for tin when the bronze sword began to supersede the stone axe.
Chpt 7 *

bronze = made of a type of high-quality metal

Bronzing bracken and mottled bramble gleamed in the light of the sinking sun.†
Chpt 6

The dark panelling glowed like bronze in the golden rays, and it was hard to realize that this was indeed the chamber which had struck such a gloom into our souls upon the evening before.†
Chpt 7

He was thin and worn, but clear and alert, his keen face bronzed by the sun and roughened by the wind.†
Chpt 12

Definitions:

(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) tin

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.
(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
(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