nickel bronze
- noun
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acabado bronce níquel
- The hardware comes in polished, matte, and antique nickel bronze to suit different interior styles.
Examples
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She chose a nickel bronze lamp to match the warm tones of her living room.
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The sculpture was coated in a nickel bronze finish that gleamed under the gallery lights.
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The new lamp has a beautiful nickel bronze finish.
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I love the nickel bronze color of this sculpture.
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The sculpture was coated in a nickel bronze finish that gleamed under the gallery lights.
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She chose a nickel bronze lamp to match the warm tones of her living room.
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The hardware comes in polished, matte, and antique nickel bronze to suit different interior styles.
Synonyms
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A yellowish-brown metal made from copper and tin used for coins, medals, and sculptures
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Morphology
The meaning 'a metallic color or finish resembling nickel and bronze' is directly compositional from the constituents 'nickel' and 'bronze' — a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a combined metallic hue or finish. This kind of metal‑name + metal/name color compound is a straightforward descriptive formation and is cross‑linguistically common, so the sense should be immediately understandable.
Etymology
Nickel bronze also means a warm metal color or finish that looks like a real mix of nickel and bronze. Designers call a paint or lamp 'nickel bronze' when it has that warm, slightly shiny look used for decoration.