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Ormolu
Ormolu ˈɔrməluː (from French or moulu, signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze. The mercury is driven off in a kiln (leaving behind a gold-colored veneer). The French refer to this...
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ormolu
[n] - brass that looks like gold
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Ormolu
An alloy of copper, zinc and tin in various proportions with at least 50% copper.
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ormolu
Alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin, used for furniture decoration. ...
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Ormolu
properly used, ormolu is an alloy of copper, tin and zinc, which once gilded, was used for frames and furniture decoration, but the term also refers to the gilding of bronze or brass which was used extensively in Georgian and early Victorian interior decoration. Chandeliers are probably the...
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ormolu
Mercury-gilded bronze used for figures and decorative mounts on clocks and furniture. The word is from the French or moulu, 'ground gold'. Highly toxic fumes emanating from the mercury made this process dangerous and it was superseded by electroplating in the mid- 19thC.
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Ormolu
Or`mo·lu' noun [ French or moulu ; or gold (L. aurum ) + moulu , past participle of moudre to grind, to mill, Latin molere . See Aureate , and Mill .] A variety of brass made to resemble gold b...
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ormolu
A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden colour is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold. Ormolu varnish, a varnish applied to metals, as brass...
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ormolu
noun brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
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Ormolu
• (n.) A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold.
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ormolu
(from French dorure d`or moulu: `gilding with gold paste`), gold-coloured alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin, in various proportions but ... [2 related articles]
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ormolu
ormolu (ôr'mulOO) , finish used on metal to imitate gold. It is employed chiefly for furniture mountings. The term originally applied to a coating of ground gold and was extended to alloys of copper and zinc. Ormolu mountings were characteristic of 18th-century furniture and attained their...
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Ormolu
Ormolu is an alloy of brass used in making candlesticks, small statues and other articles. The composition is generally 58 percent copper, 26 percent zinc and 16 percent tin.
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ormolu
gilded bronze used in the decoration of furniture. Also spelt ormulu in claims.
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ormolu
1) Brass 2) Faux gold 3) Furniture decorating technique 4) Gilded brass 5) Gold-imitating alloy 6) Imitation gold
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