pinchbeck adj : serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism" n : an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold

English

Noun

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

Translations

• Italian: orpello

Adjective

1. Spurious; fraudulent; artificial.

Pinchbeck could be*Christopher Pinchbeck, English watchmaker who developed the alloy

• Daniel Pinchbeck, American author*Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England*Pinchbeck (alloy), an alloy made of copper and zinc

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