Meaning of ormolu | Babel Free

Definitions

Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“It is an old-fashioned space of pink-and-green trellis carpet and French ormolu, half-concealed by heavy brocade curtains.”

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