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- Dictionarypinchbeck/ˈpɪn(t)ʃbɛk/
noun
- 1. an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold, used in watchmaking and cheap jewellery.
adjective
- 1. appearing valuable, but actually cheap or tawdry.
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1. : an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in jewelry. 2. : something counterfeit or spurious. pinchbeck adjective. Did you know? On November 27, 1732, an advertisement ran in a British newspaper announcing that "the toys made of the late ingenious Mr. Pinchbeck's curious metal ... are now sold only by his son. . .."
4 meanings: 1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold 2. a spurious or cheap imitation; sham 3. made of pinchbeck.... Click for more definitions.
Pinchbeck definition: an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.. See examples of PINCHBECK used in a sentence.
Definitions of pinchbeck. noun. an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold. see more. see less. type of: alloy, metal. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten. adjective.
1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold. 2. something sham, spurious, or counterfeit. adj. 3. made of pinchbeck. 4. sham or counterfeit. [1725–35; after Christopher Pinchbeck (d. 1732), English watchmaker, its inventor]
Pinchbeck definition: An alloy of zinc and copper used as imitation gold.
What does the word pinchbeck mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pinchbeck. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pinchbeck has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. jewellery (mid 1700s) metal industry (mid 1700s) See meaning & use. How is the word pinchbeck pronounced?
