ormolu

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/    美 /ˈɔɹməˌlu/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes. countable,uncountable
    — 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.
动词 v.
  1. To decorate with gilded ormolu articles.
    — But I have seen apartments in the tenure of Americans—men of exceedingly moderate means yet rara aves of good taste—which, in negative merit at least, might vie with any of the or-molued cabinets of our friends across the water.
形容词 adj.
  1. Made from golden or gilded brass or bronze. not-comparable
    — At one of the ormolu tables, near a lamp with a pink shade, Gaston insisted on making at least a partial statement.

词形变化

ormolus plural or-molu alternative or-molu alternative ormolus present,singular,third-person ormoluing participle,present ormolued participle,past ormolued past or-molu alternative

词源

词源 1
From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”).
词源 2
From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”).
词源 3
From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”).
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