All 6 Uses of
bronze
in
The Fountainhead
- He held the drawings in his bronzed hands.
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1)bronzed = suntanned
- He and Keating had put their best efforts into designing the most ornate of all Rococo palaces for future patrons who could pay twenty-five dollars per day per room and who were fond of plaster flowers, marble cupids and open elevator cages of bronze lace.
Chpt 1.9 (definition 2)bronze = a brownish metal
- The dining room has a splendid bronze gate, placed by mistake on the ceiling, in the shape of a trellis entwined with fresh bronze grapes.
Chpt 1.9 (definition 2) *bronze = made of a brownish metal
- The dining room has a splendid bronze gate, placed by mistake on the ceiling, in the shape of a trellis entwined with fresh bronze grapes.
Chpt 1.9 (definition 2)
- His face was scorched to bronze.
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1) *bronze = a reddish-brown color
- He thought he would like to have a bronze paperweight made of it and how beautiful it would look on his desk.
Chpt 4.2 (definition 2)bronze = a brownish metal
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.