d'or
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dor"
English edit
Etymology edit
French, from de (“of”) + or (“gold”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /doɹ/
- Homophone: door
Adjective edit
d'or (not comparable)
- (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.’
- 1617, William Camden, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries - description of coat of arms
Usage notes edit
- The usual term is or, but as this is spelled the same as the conjunction or, the French form d'or is sometimes used to reduce ambiguity.
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Anagrams edit
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Prepositional phrase edit
- (literally) golden, gold
- (figuratively) golden, gold
- avoir un cœur d’or ― to have a heart of gold
- âge d’or ― golden age, golden years
- règle d’or ― golden rule
- noces d’or ― golden wedding
- le silence est d’or ― silence is golden
- parler d’or ― to speak wisely