Pinchbeck
Pronunciation : Pinch"beck
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Said to be from the name of the inventor; cf. It. prencisbecco.]
Definition : Defn: An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pinch"beck
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. "A pinchbeck throne." J. A. Symonds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913