| 单词 | ormolu clock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasormolu clock C1. General attributive, in the sense ‘made of or decorated with ormolu’, as ormolu bracelet, ormolu clock, ormolu mount, etc. ΚΠ 1804 Lit. Mag. (Philadelphia) Sept. 417/2 An or molu clock is displayed on the chimney-piece. 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 334 Enriched with ormolu chasings. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxiii. 221 She..could make an ormolu bracelet go as far as another woman's emerald clasps. 1891 Harper's Mag. May 924/2 Vases with rich ormolu mounts. 1960 J. W. Bellam Sergeant Rutledge iii. 16 The ormolu clock her husband had sent her from Atlanta began to strike the hour of eight. 1972 Country Life 8 June (Suppl.) 58/1 An ormolu birdcage with Mennecy flowers. 1992 Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide Jan. 30/3 Unlike the Louis XV prototype, the top is of wood, not marble, and there are no ormolu handles or mounts. < as lemmas |
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