Ormolu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ormolu is a noun meaning Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.
Meaning
Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.
More Meanings
- Made from golden or gilded brass or bronze.
- To decorate with gilded ormolu articles.
Example Sentences
At one of the ormolu tables, near a lamp with a pink shade, Gaston insisted on making at least a partial statement.
It is an old-fashioned space of pink-and-green trellis carpet and French ormolu, half-concealed by heavy brocade curtains.
"He [R. L. Stevenson] took his mother?" I repeated, off guard, and he replied, turning a quick back flip of satisfaction, "Yeah, and his ormolu clock, and all his furniture from Edinburgh."
Had he deemed it "wisest, best," Mr. O'Donagough was not without the means of furnishing a splendid mansion in very showy style, and yet not leaving a single morsel of lacker, or or-molu, unpaid for.
Word Forms
- ormolus
- or-molu
- ormoluing
- ormolued
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include or-molu, gold-bronze, vermeil, brass, bronzine, goldtone.
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