- ormolu
[ormolu 词源字典]
- ormolu: see mill
[ormolu etymology, ormolu origin, 英语词源] - ormolu (n.)
- "alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, resembling gold," 1765, from French or moulu, literally "ground gold," from or "gold" (from Latin aurum, from PIE *aus- (2) "gold;" see aureate) + moulu "ground up," past participle of moudre "to grind," from Latin molere "to grind" (see mallet).