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)
- (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.’
- ‘I forget your coat of arms.’
- 1617, William Camden, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries - description of coat of arms
Related terms
- Friedrich d'or
- louis d'or
- louis-d'or
Anagrams
- DRO, ODR, Ord, RDO, Rod, dro, ord, rod
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d‿ɔʁ/
Prepositional phrase
d'or (invariable)
- (literally) golden, gold
- louis d'or ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (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
See also
- en or
- de fer