English Explanatory Dictionary

pinchbeck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
adj
  1. Made of pinchbeck.
  2. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
name
  1. A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TF2425).
  2. A surname.

Word forms

pinchbeck pinchbecks more pinchbeck most pinchbeck

Etymology

Named after Christopher Pinchbeck, an 18th century London watchmaker who developed the alloy.

Related words

Pinchback

Derived words

pinchbeck
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