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ormolu


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ormolu  \Or`mo*lu"\,  n.  [F.  or  moulu;  or  gold  (L.  aurum)  +  moulu, 
  p.  p.  of  moudre  to  grind,  to  mill,  L.  molere.  See  {Aureate}, 
  and  {Mill}.] 
  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}. 
 
  {Ormolu  varnish},  a  varnish  applied  to  metals,  as  brass,  to 
  give  the  appearance  of  gold. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ormolu 
  n  :  brass  that  looks  like  gold;  used  to  decorate  furniture 




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