Ormolu

  • 131gilt bronze — noun : bronze gilded and used in decoration (as for moldings or scrollwork) especially in 17th and 18th century France called also bronze doré * * * ormolu (def. 2). [1885 90] …

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  • 132or|mo|lu — «AWR muh loo», noun. an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used to imitate gold. Ormolu is used in decoration, especially of furniture, clocks, etc. ╂[< French or moulu (literally) ground gold < or gold + moulu ground up, past participle of… …

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