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bronze
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City of Heavenly Fire
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The faerie raised his bronze sword with a savage snarl— Emma lunged forward, sinking Cortana into his chest.
p. 593.3 *

bronze = made of a type of high-quality metal
The central fountain with its mermaid statue glimmered under the late afternoon sunlight, which turned the water to bronze.†
p. 155.3
The central statue in the fountain, the mermaid, had scales made of overlapping bronze and copper gone green with verdigris.†
p. 155.6
Silver for the demon towers, And bronze to summon wicked powers.†
p. 315.2
But wrapped in the letter was a bronze seal, the seal of the head of the Praetor Lupus, the seal with which the Scott family had always signed their letters.†
p. 675.3

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
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)