pinchbeck

pinch·beck  (pnchbk)

n.

1. An alloy of zinc and copper used as imitation gold.

2. A cheap imitation.

adj.

1. Made of pinchbeck.

2. Imitation; spurious.

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[After Christopher Pinchbeck (1670?-1732), English watchmaker.]

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pinchbeck [ˈpɪntʃˌbɛk]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold

2. a spurious or cheap imitation; sham

adj

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) made of pinchbeck

2. sham, spurious, or cheap

[C18 (the alloy), C19 (something spurious): after Christopher Pinchbeck (?1670-1732), English watchmaker who invented it]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pinchbeck - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold alloy, 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"

Translations

pinchbeck [ˈpɪntʃbek]

A. N → similor m

B. CPD → de similor (fig) → falso

pinchbeck

n (lit, fig) → Talmi nt

adj jewels → aus Talmi