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pinchbeck
pinch·beck P0309200 (pĭnch′bĕk′)n.1. An alloy of zinc and copper used as imitation gold.2. A cheap imitation.adj.1. Made of pinchbeck.2. Imitation; spurious.
[After Christopher Pinchbeck (1670?-1732), English watchmaker.]pinchbeck (ˈpɪntʃˌbɛk) n1. (Jewellery) an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold2. a spurious or cheap imitation; shamadj3. (Jewellery) made of pinchbeck4. sham, spurious, or cheap[C18 (the alloy), C19 (something spurious): after Christopher Pinchbeck (?1670–1732), English watchmaker who invented it]pinch•beck (ˈpɪntʃ bɛk)
n. 1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold. 2. something sham, spurious, or counterfeit. adj. 3. made of pinchbeck. 4. sham or counterfeit. [1725–35; after Christopher Pinchbeck (d. 1732), English watchmaker, its inventor] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pinchbeck - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate goldalloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" | | Adj. | 1. | pinchbeck - serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism"counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
pinchbecknounAn inferior substitute imitating an original:copy, ersatz, imitation, simulation.Translations
pinchbeck
Synonyms for pinchbecknoun an inferior substitute imitating an originalSynonyms- copy
- ersatz
- imitation
- simulation
Words related to pinchbecknoun an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate goldRelated Wordsadj serving as an imitation or substituteRelated Words |