ormolu – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ormolu
n.
imitation gold, metallic alloy used in decoration because of its resemblance to gold
Ormolu
Ormolu (from French
or moulu, signifying ground or pounded gold) is an English term, used since the 18th century for the technique of applying finely ground, high-carat
gold–
mercury amalgam to an object of
bronze, and for objects finished in this way.
ormolu
Noun
1. brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
(hypernym) brass
Ormolu
(n.)
A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Ormolu
Bronze or brass decorative mounts covered in gilt used to decorate furniture, mostly in the Empire and Victorian periods.
