oroide

[ awr-oh-ahyd, ohr- ]

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

Origin of oroide

1
1865–70, Americanism;<French or gold (<Latin aurum) + -oide-oid

Words Nearby oroide

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How to use oroide in a sentence

  • Who would cut a throat for oroide gold with imitation stones?

    Nasby in Exile | David R. Locke
  • I will be content with what is sent me; but I think the chain is oroide, and I know the shirt studs are snide.

    Nasby in Exile | David R. Locke
  • Some folks should see that my bashfulness was wearing off faster than the gold from an oroide watch.

    The Blunders of a Bashful Man | Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

British Dictionary definitions for oroide

oroide

/ (ˈɔːrəʊˌaɪd) /


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

Origin of oroide

1
C19: from French or gold + -oid

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