the bronze medal
101bronze — n., adj., & v. n. 1 any alloy of copper and tin. 2 its brownish colour. 3 a thing made of bronze, esp. as a work of art. adj. made of or coloured like bronze. v. 1 tr. give a bronzelike surface to. 2 tr. & intr. make or become brown; tan. Phrases …
102Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Platform — The platform diving was a diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, September 7, 1904.Five divers from two… …
103Bronze Cross (Netherlands) — Infobox Military Award name=Bronze Cross caption awarded by=the Kingdom of the Netherlands type=Military award eligibility=Military Personnel, merchant navy and civilians in the resistance for=Acts of courage and leadership in the face of the… …
104bronze — {{11}}bronze (n.) 1721, alloy of copper and tin, from Fr. bronze, from It. bronzo, from M.L. bronzium. Perhaps cognate (via notion of color) with Venetian bronza glowing coals, or Ger. brunst fire. Perhaps influenced by L. Brundisium the Italian… …
105Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's sprint — The women s sprint event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of a series of head to head matches in which cyclists made three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as… …
106bronze — bronze1 [brɔnz US bra:nz] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian bronzo, perhaps from Persian birinj copper ] 1.) [U] a hard metal that is a mixture of ↑copper and ↑tin ▪ a bell cast in bronze 2.) …
1075-a-side football at the 2008 Summer Paralympics -Tournament — The 5 a side football tournament at the 2008 Summer Paralympics will take place in Beijing, China. It will start on Sunday the 7 September and end on the 17 September. Only a male event is contested. It will take place at the Olympic Green Hockey …
108Faraday Medal — The Faraday Medal is a medal awarded by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (now the Institution of Engineering and Technology)The bronze medal is awarded (either for notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or for… …
109bronze — noun 1 metal ADJECTIVE ▪ cast ▪ burnished, polished VERB + BRONZE ▪ be cast in, be made from/in/of/out of ▪ …
110Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal — The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prize awarded by the American Library Association to writers or illustrators of children s books published in the U.S. who have made substantial and lasting contributions to children s literature. The bronze… …
