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oroide

/ˈoʊɹəˌwaɪd/

oroide noun: an alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry.

Noun

oroide (countable and uncountable, plural oroides)

  1. (dated) An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry.
    • James Williams testified before the coroner's jury, in the Lizey Thompson homicide, that the watch and other jewelry of the deceased were oroide, and not valuable.1873, James Williams, Fugitive Slave in the Gold Rush: Life and Adventures of James Williams, published 2002

Forms of oroide

pluraloroides
alternative formoreide

Origin of oroide

From French, from or (“gold”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance”, “shape”, “form”).

Questions about oroide

What does oroide mean?
Oroide means an alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry.
What part of speech is oroide?
Oroide is a noun.
How do you pronounce oroide?
Oroide is pronounced /ˈoʊɹəˌwaɪd/.
What is the plural of oroide?
The plural of oroide is oroides.

Words near oroide in the dictionary

  1. oroheliographs
  2. orohypopharyngeal
  3. orohypopharynges
  4. orohypopharynx
  5. orohypopharynxes
  6. oroide
  7. oroides
  8. oroidin
  9. oroidins
  10. Orok
  11. Orokaiva

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