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PINCHBECK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pinchbeck" is a kind of...):

alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Serving as an imitation or substitute

Example:

pinchbeck heroism

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)

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