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.
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Ormolu
/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/
Synonyms for "ormolu" (12 found)
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10 entriesappearancebrasscolordecorative artdecorative artsdecorative objectfurniture decorationhousehold articlemetalworkornament
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13 entriesCollocations
11 entriesdecorative ormolugilded bronzegilded bronze mountsgilded ormolugilt ormoluormolu clockormolu clock caseormolu figurineormolu finishormolu mountsormolu plaque
Inflections
2 entriesmore ormolumost ormolu
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
It is an old-fashioned space of pink-and-green trellis carpet and French ormolu, half-concealed by heavy brocade curtains.
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At one of the ormolu tables, near a lamp with a pink shade, Gaston insisted on making at least a partial statement.
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"He [R. L. Stevenson] took his mother?" I repeated, off guard, and he replied, turning a quick back flip of satisfaction, "Yeah, and his ormolu clock, and all his furniture from Edinburgh."
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