oroide

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoʊɹəˌwaɪd/

Noun

oroide (countable and uncountable, plural oroides)

  1. (dated) An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color, used in making inexpensive jewelry.
    • 1873, James Williams, Fugitive Slave in the Gold Rush: Life and Adventures of James Williams, published 2002:
      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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