ormolu

Definition

Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.

Etymology

From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”).

Example Sentences

• "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."