[awr-muh-loo] 
| 1. | Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold. |
| 2. | Also called bronze doré, gilt bronze. gilded metal, esp. cast brass or bronze gilded over fire with an amalgam of gold and mercury, used for furniture mounts and ornamental objects. |
| 3. | gold or gold powder prepared for use in gilding. |
| or·mo·lu (ôr'mə-lōō') n.
[French or moulu : or, gold (from Old French; see or3) + obsolete French molu, past participle of moudre, to grind up (from Old French, from Latin molere; see melə- in Indo-European roots).] |