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ormolus

ormolus is the plural of ormolu.

Meaning of ormolu

Noun

ormolu (countable and uncountable, plural ormolus)

  1. Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.
    • 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.1840, Frances Trollope, “Practical Information Carefully Obtained, and Promptly Acted upon— […]”, in The Widow Married; […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 2

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Questions about ormolus

What is ormolus the plural of?
Ormolus is the plural of ormolu.

Words near ormolus in the dictionary

  1. Ormoc Bay
  2. Ormocay
  3. ormolu
  4. ormolued
  5. ormoluing
  6. ormolus
  7. Ormond
  8. Ormond Beach
  9. Ormond Lower
  10. Ormonde
  11. Ormondes

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