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单词 ormolu
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ormolu

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or·mo·lu

O0123700 (ôr′mə-lo͞o′)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.
[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 melə- in Indo-European roots).]

ormolu

(ˈɔːməˌluː) n1. (Art Terms) a. a gold-coloured alloy of copper, tin, or zinc used to decorate furniture, mouldings, etcb. (as modifier): an ormolu clock. 2. (Art Terms) gold prepared to be used for gilding[C18: from French or moulu ground gold]

or•mo•lu

(ˈɔr məˌlu)

n. 1. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold. 2. gilded metal, esp. cast brass or bronze gilded over fire with an amalgam of gold and mercury, used for furniture mounts and ornamental objects. [1755–65; < French or moulu literally, ground gold]

ormolu

Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
Thesaurus
Noun1.ormolu - brass that looks like goldormolu - brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniturebrass - an alloy of copper and zinc
Translations

ormolu

enUK

ormolu

(ôr`məlo͞o), finish used on metal to imitate gold. It is employed chiefly for furniture mountings. The term originally applied to a coating of ground gold and was extended to alloys of copper and zinc. Ormolu mountings were characteristic of 18th-century furniture and attained their highest artistic and technical development in France, especially in the work of Charles Cressent, Pierre Gouthière, and Jacques Caffieri. Ormolu was produced on a large scale in England, with Matthew Boulton the chief manufacturer. Workmanship deteriorated in the 19th cent.

ormolu

1. Gold crushed with mercury to form a paste. 2. An article or ornamental appliqué of bronze, first coated with such paste, then heated to evaporate the mercury, leaving pure gold evenly and securely deposited. 3. Any metal or substitute finished to resemble mercury-gilded bronze.

ormolu

1. a. a gold-coloured alloy of copper, tin, or zinc used to decorate furniture, mouldings, etc. b. (as modifier): an ormolu clock 2. gold prepared to be used for gilding

ormolu

enUK
Related to ormolu: gilt
  • noun

Words related to ormolu

noun brass that looks like gold

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