| 释义 |
pinch·beck
I. \ˈpinchˌbek\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: after Christopher Pinchbeck died 1732 English watchmaker who invented it
1. : an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and ordinarily containing 10 to 15 percent of zinc
2. : something that is counterfeit or spurious
II. adjective
1. : made of pinchbeck
2. : sham, cheap, spurious
< a pinchbeck throne — J.A.Symonds >
Synonyms: see counterfeit |