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d'or

UK/dɔː/US/doɹ/

d'or adjective: of gold; golden.

Adjective

d'or (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional) Of gold; golden.
    • On a shield azure Apollo, the inventor of phisique, proper, with his head radiant, holdinge in his left hand a bowe, and his right hande an arrow d'or […]1617, William Camden, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries - description of coat of arms
    • ‘I forget your coat of arms.’
      ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’1846, Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

Origin of d'or

French, from de (“of”) + or (“gold”).

Phrases with d'or

Questions about d'or

What does d'or mean?
D'or means of gold; golden.
What part of speech is d'or?
D'or is an adjective.
How do you pronounce d'or?
D'or is pronounced /dɔː/ (UK).

Words near d'or in the dictionary

  1. D'Hondt method
  2. d'ja
  3. D'n'B
  4. D'Nealian
  5. d'oh
  6. d'or
  7. D'Orbigny's slider
  8. D'Orleans
  9. d'rection
  10. d'rections
  11. d's

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