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adj
Made from golden or gilded brass or bronze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To decorate with gilded ormolu articles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: brass
History
From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”).
