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I Ormolu N Gold Colored Alloy Copper Zinc Tin

Word ormolu
Definition n. A gold-colored alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used for decorating furniture and making ornaments.
Sentence I got away all right, I remember, though what I have always thought must have been an ormolu clock missed me by inches.
Source Uncle Fred in the Springtime, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 542

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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