Ormolu (noun)
awr-muh-loo
Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold.
1755–65; French or moulu ground gold, equivalent to or (Latin aurum) + moulu, past participle of moudre to grind.
Example sentences
“The desk is mahogany ornamented with ormolu mounts in classic style..”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
