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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ormolu /ˈɔːməluː/

▶noun a gold-coloured alloy of copper, zinc, and tin used in decoration and making ornaments.

– origin C18: from Fr. or moulu ‘powdered gold’.

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