ormolu
pronunciation
How to pronounce ormolu in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:məlu:]
How to pronounce ormolu in American English:
US [ˈɔrməlu]
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- Noun:
- brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
Word Origin
- ormolu
- ormolu: see mill
- ormolu (n.)
- "alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, resembling gold," 1765, from French or moulu, literally "ground gold," from or "gold" (from Latin aurum, from PIE *aus- (2) "gold;" see aureate) + moulu "ground up," past participle of moudre "to grind," from Latin molere "to grind" (see mallet).