or‧mo‧lu /ˈɔːməluː $ ˈɔːr-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: or moulu 'gold crushed into powder']
a gold-coloured mixture of metals that does not contain real gold:
an ormolu clock [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲