an alloy, mainly of copper, tin, and zinc, resembling gold, used in cheap jewelry
Origin of oroide
from French oréide: see or and -ideoroide
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oroide
also o·re·ide
noun
An alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used in imitation gold jewelry.
Origin of oroide
Alteration of French oréide or gold ; see or 3. -éide resembling ( from Greek -oeidēs -oid )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural oroides)
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