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oroide

/ˈoʊɹəˌwaɪd/

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From French, from or (“gold”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance”, “shape”, “form”).

noun oroides · oreide

countable, dated, uncountable An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry. James Williams testified before the coroner's jury, in the Lizey Thompson homicide, that the watch and other jewelry of the deceased were oroide, and not valuable.

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@misc{oroide_2026,
  title = {oroide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oroide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}