ORMOLU


Meaning of ORMOLU in English

or ‧ mo ‧ lu /ˈɔːməluː $ ˈɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: or moulu 'gold crushed into powder' ]

a gold-coloured mixture of metals that does not contain real gold:

an ormolu clock

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.