d'or

See also: dor, dór, dôr, -dor, dor., D. Or., and Dor.

English

Etymology

French, from de (of) + or (gold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔː(ɹ)/

Adjective

d'or (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, postpositive) Of gold; golden.
    • 1617, William Camden, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries - description of coat of arms
      On a shield azure Apollo, the inventor of phisique, proper, with his head radiant, holdinge in his left hand a bowe, and his right hande an arrow d'or []
    • 1846, Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
      ‘I forget your coat of arms.’
      ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d‿ɔʁ/

Prepositional phrase

d'or (invariable)

  1. (literally) golden, gold
    louis d'or(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) golden, gold
    avoir un cœur d'orto have a heart of gold
    âge d'orgolden age, golden years
    règle d'orgolden rule
    noces d'orgolden wedding
    le silence est d'orsilence is golden
    parler d'orto speak wisely

See also

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