n. (Zool.) An Australian pigeon of the genus Phaps, of several species; -- so called from its bronze plumage. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A material for bronzing. [ 1913 Webster ]