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    pinchbeck
    /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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pinchbeckPinchbeck Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. . .."

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPINCHBECK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pinchbeckPINCHBECK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pinchbeck definition: an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.. See examples of PINCHBECK used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › pinchbeckPinchbeck - definition of pinchbeck by The Free Dictionary

    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]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pinchbeckPinchbeck - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold. see more. adjective. serving as an imitation or substitute. “ pinchbeck heroism”. synonyms: counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPINCHBECK definition in American English | Collins English...

    1. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry. 2. anything cheap or imitation. adjective. 3. made of pinchbeck. 4. cheap, imitation, sham, etc.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › pinchbeckPINCHBECK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    A paste pin in a faded cravat, and a jaunty cane with a pinchbeck top, betrayed that he was still somewhat of a beau. In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards British Dictionary definitions for pinchbeck

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pinchbeckpinchbeck - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. Translations [ edit] ± an alloy of copper and zinc. Adjective [ edit] pinchbeck ( comparative more pinchbeck, superlative most pinchbeck) ( not comparable) Made of pinchbeck. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive. Categories:

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pinchbeck_n2pinchbeck, n.² & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    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?

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pinchbeckPinchbeck Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pinchbeck definition: An alloy of zinc and copper used as imitation gold.