Associations to the word «Pinchbeck»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PINCHBECK, noun. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
PINCHBECK, adjective. Made of pinchbeck.
PINCHBECK, adjective. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
Dictionary definition
PINCHBECK, noun. An alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold.
PINCHBECK, adjective. Serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism".
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