Sekirov Dictionary

pinchbeck

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

•
Made of pinchbeck.
- on the inside were suspended a variety of watches, pinchbeck, silver, and one or two of gold — 1846
•
Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
- Where, in these pinchbeck days, can we hope to find the old agricultural virtue in all its purity? — 1860

noun1

An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.

forms

pinchbecks · more pinchbeck · most pinchbeck

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