oroide

[ awr-oh-ahyd, ohr- ]

noun

1. an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.

oroide

/ ˈɔːrəʊˌaɪd /

noun

1. an alloy containing copper, tin, and other metals, used as imitation gold

Word History and Origins

Origin of oroide¹

1865–70, Americanism; < French or gold (< Latin aurum ) + -oide -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of oroide¹

C19: from French or gold + -oid

Example Sentences

Do you hold yourself quit of the duty of saying that it is second-best, that it is something mixed with copper or nickel, and of the value of oroide, say?

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One word brought on another, they drifted, by easy stages, into draw poker, and before Snowdon left he had won two hundred and eighty dollars and, an oroide watch chain of Storey.

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Some folks should see that my bashfulness was wearing off faster than the gold from an oroide watch.

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Curly," answered Tom, with scorn, "what you call your brains is only a oroide imitation of a dollar watch.

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He has presented his only other jewellery—an oroide ring, set with Bristol diamonds—to the Warder who has been most attentive and devoted to him during his stay in gaol.

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