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ORMOLU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ormolu mean?
• ORMOLU (noun)
The noun ORMOLU has 1 sense:
1. brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
Familiarity information: ORMOLU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("ormolu" is a kind of...):
brass (an alloy of copper and zinc)
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