Pinchbeck

[pintʃbek]

Definition

(noun.) an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold.

(adj.) serving as an imitation or substitute; 'pinchbeck heroism' .

Checker: Phelps--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.

(a.) Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.

Typist: Lycurgus

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Dutch gold.

Checker: Maisie

Definition

n. a yellow alloy of five parts of copper to one of zinc.

Editor: Ramon