Definition of pinchbeck Pinchbeck

pinch•beck

We found 9 definitions of pinchbeck from 5 different sources.

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Noun Plural: pinchbecks
pinchbeck - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
Adjective pinchbeck, pinchbecker, pinchbeckest
pinchbeck - serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism"

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pinchbeck (Noun)
An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
pinchbeck (Adjective)
Made of pinchbeck.
pinchbeck (Adjective)
Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pinchbeck (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.
pinchbeck (a.)
Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pinchbeck
pinsh′bek, n. a yellow alloy of five parts of copper to one of zinc. [From Chris. Pinchbeck, an 18th-century London watchmaker.]

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pinchbeck, noun, singular of pinchbecks.
pinchbeck, adjective.

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