[pinch.beck] n [Christopher Pinchbeck d. 1732 Eng. watchmaker] (1734) 1: an alloy of copper and zinc used esp. to imitate gold in jewelry
2: something counterfeit or spurious -- pinchbeck adj
[pinch.beck] n [Christopher Pinchbeck d. 1732 Eng. watchmaker] (1734) 1: an alloy of copper and zinc used esp. to imitate gold in jewelry
2: something counterfeit or spurious -- pinchbeck adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012