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
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. 2012