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PINCHBECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pinchbeck mean?
• PINCHBECK (noun)
The noun PINCHBECK has 1 sense:
1. an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
Familiarity information: PINCHBECK used as a noun is very rare.
• PINCHBECK (adjective)
The adjective PINCHBECK has 1 sense:
1. serving as an imitation or substitute
Familiarity information: PINCHBECK used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pinchbeck" is a kind 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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving as an imitation or substitute
Context example:
pinchbeck heroism
Similar:
counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)
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