ormolu

pronunciation

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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).