Pinchbeck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinchbeck is a noun meaning An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
Meaning
An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
More Meanings
- (not comparable) Made of pinchbeck.
- Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
Example Sentences
Vain Delight must have lost her freshness, and be older and more pinchbeck.
Anyway, at least I had created the pinchbeck crown in which Dai could place his jewel.
on the inside were suspended a variety of watches, pinchbeck, silver, and one or two of gold
Where, in these pinchbeck days, can we hope to find the old agricultural virtue in all its purity?
Word Forms
- pinchbecks
Synonyms for pinchbeck
Depending on context, synonyms include counterfeit, imitative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imitative, counterfeit, paktong, minargent, albata, caracoly.
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