pinchbeck

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Adjective pinchbeck has 1 sense

pinchbeck - serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism"
Antonyms: genuine, echt (indirect, via counterfeit)

Noun pinchbeck has 1 sense

pinchbeck - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
--₁ is a kind of alloy, metal

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Pinchbeck

Noun

Meaning: An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold.

Sample Sentence: She wore a beautiful necklace made of pinchbeck.

Noun

Meaning: A person who pretends to be something they are not.

Sample Sentence: He turned out to be a pinchbeck, pretending to be a wealthy businessman.

Adjective

Meaning: False; spurious; not genuine.

Sample Sentence: The painting that was sold as an original Van Gogh turned out to be pinchbeck.