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1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes
added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the
ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of
tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.

2. To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color
of bronze; as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.




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Titian burn gold mercurial rust
adust cast gold-filled mercurous rust-colored
auburn castaneous gold-plated mobile rusty
aureate chestnut golden nickel sculpture
bay chestnut-brown henna nickelic silver
bay-colored copper infuscate nickeline silver-plated
bayard copper-colored iron pewter silvery
brass coppery ironlike pewtery stabile
brassy cupreous lead quicksilver statue
brazen cuprous leaden reddish-brown steel
bronze-colored embrown liver-brown roan steely
bronzed ferrous liver-colored rubiginous sunburn
bronzy ferruginous livid-brown rufous sunburned
brown foxy mahogany russet suntan
brownish-red gilt marble russety tan