bronzed

adj — 2 senses

bronzed

adj
1

Coated in bronze.

2

Of skin: tanned by the sun.

  • Willy, my other brother, a handsome, sturdy, bronzed boy of eight, was captured, washed, dressed, and, amongst many struggles, inducted into his boots and socks, articles of clothing he disliked, and which he only endured as a concession to the conventionalities of the Sabbath.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 34:
Derived terms
bronzed skin disease, unbronzed
Related terms
bronze, bronzing
Coordinate terms
aluminized, aluminised, blued, galvanized, galvanised

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