- 1. n. 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: opted
- 2. a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. Source: opted
- 3. adj. serving as an imitation or substitute Source: wordnet
- 4. n. an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold Source: wordnet
- 5. 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. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. "A pinchbeck throne." J. A. Symonds. Source: webster
- 6. An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal,composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It ismuch used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheapjewelry. Source: adambom
- 7. n. an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold s. serving as an imitation or substitute Source: ecdict
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