oroide

English

Alternative forms

• oreide

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.