PINCHBECK


Meaning of PINCHBECK in English

n. & adj.

n. an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold and used in cheap jewellery etc.

adj. 1 counterfeit; sham. 2 cheap; tawdry.

[ C. Pinchbeck, Engl. watchmaker d. 1732 ]

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