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| pinch·beck [ pínch bèk ] |
noun (plural pinch·becks) |
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1. gold-colored metal alloy: an alloy of copper and zinc used as imitation gold in inexpensive jewelry
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2. cheap copy: an inferior imitation
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adjective |
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1. made of pinchbeck: made from pinchbeck alloy
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2. imitation: made in imitation of something and usually of inferior quality
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| [Mid-18th century. After Christopher Pinchbeck (d. 1732), English watchmaker] |
