ormolu
Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold.
Also called bronze doré, gilt bronze. gilded metal, especially cast brass or bronze gilded over fire with an amalgam of gold and mercury, used for furniture mounts and ornamental objects.
gold or gold powder prepared for use in gilding.
Origin of ormolu
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How to use ormolu in a sentence
We should tell of the ormolu mounts of the little table, and how it really once belonged to Marie Antoinette.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe tall bronze girandoles were Cupids supporting branches of flowers in ormolu to hold candles.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreIt is a good example of the best Empire work, and is mahogany ornamented with ormolu mounts in classic style.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreThey preferred the small clocks in ebony or alabaster casings with ormolu mounts.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson MooreI can see the rooms crusted with ormolu, the fauns foisted on the ceiling, the ripping rident goddesses on the walls.
British Dictionary definitions for ormolu
/ (ˈɔːməˌluː) /
a gold-coloured alloy of copper, tin, or zinc used to decorate furniture, mouldings, etc
(as modifier): an ormolu clock
gold prepared to be used for gilding
Origin of ormolu
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