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circa 1703, in the meaning defined aboveEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryHistory and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin bronchiālis, from Late Latin bronchium "branch of a bronchus, bronchial tube" (borrowed from Greek brónchion, diminutive of brónchos "throat, trachea") + Latin -ālis -al entry 1 — more at bronchusbronze
bronzed; bronzing
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to give the appearance of bronze to //a bronzed sculpturealso : tan sense 1
noun, often attributive
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements: any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin
- : a sculpture or artifact of bronze
- el'>circa 1703, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from New Latin bronchiālis, from Late Latin bronchium "branch of a bronchus, bronchial tube" (borrowed from Greek brónchion, diminutive of brónchos "throat, trachea") + Latin -ālis -al entry 1 — more at bronchusbronze
bronzed; bronzing
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to give the appearance of bronze to //a bronzed sculpturealso : tan sense 1
noun, often attributive
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements: any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin
- : a sculpture or artifact of bronze