1765–75; < Canadian French: literally, gilded, French < Late Latin deaurātus; see dorado
< French: literally, gilded; < Late Latin deaurātus; see dorado
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China imports doré from those mines, process it and re-export.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026
They have expanded in recent years, spurred on by favourable import duties on their main source of gold - imported, unrefined gold known as gold doré.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024
Cordovan leather is hung upon the walls, and the restored sleeping-room is hung with a canopy and separated from the rest of the apartment by a balustrade in bois doré.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche
Trop doré, her admirers called it; but, my love, it was as red as that scullion's we saw in the poultry yard yesterday.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Cette salle est incrustee de porcelaines fines; et le lambris doré et azuré qui orne le fond d'une coupole qui regne au-dessus, est des plus riches....
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
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