Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BRONZ, or BRONZE, n. [Fr. bronze; Arm. bronçz; It. bronzo; Sp. bronce. In Ital. bronzino is sun-burnt. It may take its name from its color, from burn, brown.]

1. A compound of copper and tin, to which other metallic substances are sometimes added, especially zink. It is brittle, hard, and sonorous, and used for statues, bells and cannon, the proportions of the respective ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. – Nicholson. Encyc.
2. A color prepared for the purpose of imitating bronze, of two kinds, the yellow and the red. The yellow is made of fine copper-dust; the red, of copper-dust with a little pulverized red ocher.vEncyc.
3. Among antiquaries, any figure of men, beasts, urns or other piece of sculpture, which the ancients made of bronze. – Encyc.
4. Any statue or bust cast of bronze, whether original or a copy of an antique. – Encyc.
5. Among medalists, any copper medal. – Encyc.