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Word entry · 6 letters

ormolu

Best crossword clue

"Goldlike brass"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/Part of speech nounSorted lmooruStarts with OEnds with U2 clues
1O2R3M4O5L6U

Definitions

  1. brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • At one of the ormolu tables, near a lamp with a pink shade, Gaston insisted on making at least a partial statement.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Goldlike brass6 letters
02Gilt brass6 letters

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