pinchbeck
11pinchbeck — 1. noun An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. 2. adjective a) Made of pinchbeck. Where, in these pinchbeck days, can we hope to find the old agricultural virtue in all its purity? …
12pinchbeck — noun Etymology: Christopher Pinchbeck died 1732 English watchmaker Date: 1734 1. an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in jewelry 2. something counterfeit or spurious • pinchbeck adjective …
13Pinchbeck — This interesting and most unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from Pinchbeck, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, which was recorded as Pyncebek in 1051 in the Saxon Diplomatic Codex, and as Pincebec in the Domesday Book …
14Pinchbeck — Original name in latin Pinchbeck Name in other language Pinchbeck State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 52.81303 latitude 0.16256 altitude 6 Population 3918 Date 2010 08 03 …
15pinchbeck — pinch•beck [[t]ˈpɪntʃ bɛk[/t]] n. 1) mel an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold 2) something sham, spurious, or counterfeit 3) mel made of pinchbeck 4) sham or counterfeit • Etymology: 1725–35; after Christopher Pinchbeck (d.… …
16pinchbeck — /ˈpɪntʃbɛk/ (say pinchbek) noun 1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold. 2. something spurious. –adjective 3. made of pinchbeck. 4. sham or spurious. {named after the inventor, Christopher Pinchbeck, died 1732, a London… …
17Pinchbeck — Pinch|beck [ pɪntʃbek, nach dem engl. Uhrmacher C. Pinchbeck (1670?–1732)], das; s: Messingsorten mit 6–12 % Zn (rötlich) oder 17 % Zn (gelb) …
18pinchbeck — noun an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold, used in watchmaking and cheap jewellery. adjective appearing valuable, but actually cheap or tawdry. Origin C18: named after the English watchmaker Christopher Pinchbeck …
19pinchbeck — n. & adj. n. an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold and used in cheap jewellery etc. adj. 1 counterfeit; sham. 2 cheap; tawdry. Etymology: C. Pinchbeck, Engl. watchmaker d. 1732 …
20Pinchbeck (alloy) — Pinchbeck is a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance. Invented in the 1700s by Christopher Pinchbeck, a London clockmaker. The inventor allegedly made pinchbeck jewellery… …
