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pinchbeck
[ pinch-bek ]
noun
- an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
- something sham, spurious, or counterfeit.
adjective
- made of pinchbeck.
- sham, spurious, or counterfeit:
pinchbeck heroism.
pinchbeck
/ ˈpɪntʃˌbɛk /
noun
- an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold
- a spurious or cheap imitation; sham
adjective
- made of pinchbeck
- sham, spurious, or cheap
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Origin of pinchbeck1
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Origin of pinchbeck1
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Example Sentences
Daphne's pink-and-black vivacity beside her seemed a pinchbeck thing.
He can likewise tell if pinchbeck is or not a good mixture of copper and brass of equal proportion!
It was a pinchbeck world, of pretence and pull,—that world that lies drowned out there.
He preached every third Sabbath at Pinchbeck, near Spalding, to which place he subsequently removed.
A paste pin in a faded cravat, and a jaunty cane with a pinchbeck top, betrayed that he was still somewhat of a beau.
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