Ormolu
a brass used for cheap jewname.
ORLEANS, PHILIPPE, DUKE OF, Regent of France, son of Philippe, Duke of Orleans, and the Princess Palatine elry, and composed of zinc and copper, Elizabeth; born in St. Cloud, France, in in various proportions, to imitate gold. August, 1674. He fell early under the Gold lacquer is used to heighten the influence of the clever and unscrupulous color. It is also called mosaic gold. Abbé (afterward Cardinal) Dubois. He Bronze and copper-gilt also go by this made his military debut at the siege of Mons (1691), and in 1693 distinguished himself at Neerwinden, but only to arouse the jealousy of Louis XIV., his uncle, who compelled him to retire from the army. In 1692 he married Mlle. de Blois, the legitimated daughter of Louis.
In 1707 he was appointed to succeed the Duke of Berwick in Spain, and completed the subjugation of that country. He was recalled, however, being suspected of intriguing for the crown of Spain.
On the death of the king (Sept. 1, 1715), he was appointed regent. He found the finances in extreme disorder, and his reckless introduction of a vast paper currency brought the nation to the verge of bankruptcy. He resigned the government to Louis XV. on Feb. 13, 1723,