"ormolu" meaning in English

See ormolu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ)məluː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ormolu.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|or moulu|lit=ground gold}} French or moulu (literally “ground gold”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ormolu (not comparable)
  1. Made from golden or gilded brass or bronze. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ormolu-en-adj-j6iGokt0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 23 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: or-molu

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ)məluː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ormolu.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ormolus [plural]
Etymology: From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|or moulu|lit=ground gold}} French or moulu (literally “ground gold”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ormolu (countable and uncountable, plural ormolus)
  1. Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ormolu-en-noun-63NUJomh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 23 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: or-molu

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ)məluː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ormolu.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ormolus [present, singular, third-person], ormoluing [participle, present], ormolued [participle, past], ormolued [past]
Etymology: From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|or moulu|lit=ground gold}} French or moulu (literally “ground gold”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ormolu (third-person singular simple present ormolus, present participle ormoluing, simple past and past participle ormolued)
  1. To decorate with gilded ormolu articles.
    Sense id: en-ormolu-en-verb-xB5LsHeE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 23 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: or-molu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ormolu meaning in English (5.2kB)

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