Ormolu

['ɔːməluː] or ['ɔrməlu]

Definition

(noun.) brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture.

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Definition

(n.) A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Mosaic gold.

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Definition

n. an alloy of copper zinc and tin: gilt or bronzed metallic ware: gold-leaf prepared for gilding bronze &c.

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