bronzed

bronzed

1. simple past and past participle of bronze

bronzed (comparative more bronzed, superlative most bronzed)

1. Coated in bronze.
2. Of skin: tanned by the sun.
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 34:

     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.

• bronzed skin disease