d'or

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dor"

English

Etymology

French, from de (“of”) + or (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /doɹ/
• Homophone: door

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.

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)

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

See also

• en or
• de fer