All 3 Uses of
bronze
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Within seconds, he found what he knew was there—several bronze medallions embedded in the ground in a perfectly straight line.
Chpt 105 *bronze = made of a brownish metal
- As he cut across the corner of the Comédie-Francaise, another bronze medallion passed beneath his feet.
Chpt 105
- The streets of Paris, Langdon had learned years ago, were adorned with 135 of these bronze markers, embedded in sidewalks, courtyards, and streets, on a north-south axis across the city.
Chpt 105
Definition:
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(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.