or|mo|lu

or|mo|lu «AWR muh loo», noun.

an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used to imitate gold. Ormolu is used in decoration, especially of furniture, clocks, etc.

╂[< French or moulu (literally) ground gold < or gold + moulu ground up, past participle of moudre to grind < Latin molere < mola millstone]