d'or

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dor"

English

Etymology

French, from de (“of”) + or (“gold”).

Pronunciation

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.’

Usage notes

  • 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

French

Pronunciation

Prepositional phrase

d’or (invariable)

  1. (literally) golden, gold
    louis d’or ― louis d'or
    tuer la poule aux œufs d’or ― to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
  2. (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

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