pinch-beck

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• pinch|beck — «PIHNCH behk», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an alloy of zinc and copper, used in imitation of gold and in cheap jewelry. 2. Figurative. something not genuine; imitation. –adj. 1. made of pinchbeck. 2. Figurative. not genuine; sham: »pinchbeck… …   Useful english dictionary

• beck — beck·e·lite; beck·en; beck·iron; beck·ite; beck·mann; beck·mes·ser; beck·on·ing; kol·beck·ite; lim·beck; lü·beck; mueh·len·beck·ia; rie·beck·ite; rud·beck·ia; see·beck; beck·er; beck·ett·ian; beck; beck·et; beck·on; pinch·beck; beck·ett;… …   English syllables

• pinch — pinch; pinch·able; pinch·er; pinch·beck; pinch·ing; pinch·ing·ly; …   English syllables

• pinchbeck — pinch·beck …   English syllables

• Pinchbeck — Pinch|beck [ pɪntʃbek, nach dem engl. Uhrmacher C. Pinchbeck (1670?–1732)], das; s: Messingsorten mit 6–12 % Zn (rötlich) oder 17 % Zn (gelb) …   Universal-Lexikon

• pinchbeck — pinch•beck [[t]ˈpɪntʃ bɛk[/t]] n. 1) mel an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold 2) something sham, spurious, or counterfeit 3) mel made of pinchbeck 4) sham or counterfeit • Etymology: 1725–35; after Christopher Pinchbeck (d.… …   From formal English to slang

• Pinchbeck — Pinch beck, n. [Said to be from the name of the inventor; cf. It. prencisbecco.] 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pinchbeck — Pinch beck, a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. A pinchbeck throne. J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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