Having a brown or darkened skin color from sun exposure, or coated with or made of bronze (a metal alloy).
From 'bronze,' a metal alloy of copper and tin from ancient times, possibly from Brindisi, the Italian port. The word entered English in the 15th century. 'Bronzed' as a skin description became particularly common in the 20th century with the rise of beach culture and tanning.
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