ormolu

or·mo·lu  (ôrm-l)

n.

1. Any of several copper and zinc or tin alloys resembling gold in appearance and used to ornament furniture, moldings, architectural details, and jewelry.

2. An imitation of gold.

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[French or moulu : or, gold (from Old French; see or³) + obsolete French molu, past participle of moudre, to grind up (from Old French, from Latin molere; see mel- in Indo-European roots).]

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ormolu [ˈɔːməˌluː]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)

a.  a gold-coloured alloy of copper, tin, or zinc used to decorate furniture, mouldings, etc.

b.  (as modifier) an ormolu clock

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) gold prepared to be used for gilding

[from French or moulu ground gold]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ormolu - brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture brass - an alloy of copper and zinc

Translations

ormolu [ˈɔːməʊluː] N → similor m, bronce m dorado

ormolu

n (= alloy) → Messing nt; (= decoration) → Messingverzierungen pl; (= mountings) → Messingbeschläge pl

adj → aus Messing