Pinchbeck — could be;People *Christopher Pinchbeck, English watchmaker who developed the alloy *Daniel Pinchbeck, American author;Placenames *Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England;Other *Pinchbeck (alloy), an alloy made of copper and zinc … Wikipedia
pinchbeck — [pinch′bek΄] n. [after C. Pinchbeck, Eng jeweler who invented it ( c. 1725)] 1. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry 2. anything cheap or imitation adj. 1. made of pinchbeck 2. cheap, imitation, sham, etc … English World dictionary
Pinchbeck — Pinch beck, n. [Said to be from the name of the inventor; cf. It. prencisbecco.] An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pinchbeck — A London watchmaker who took his name from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, invented an alloy of five parts copper and one of zinc that resembled gold. The inventor was Christopher Pinchbeck (1670 1732), whose shop was on Fleet Street. He was an… … Dictionary of eponyms
pinchbeck — /pinch bek/, n. 1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold. 2. something sham, spurious, or counterfeit. adj. 3. made of pinchbeck. 4. sham, spurious, or counterfeit: pinchbeck heroism. [1725 35; named after Christopher Pinchbeck… … Universalium
pinchbeck — 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? … Wiktionary
pinchbeck — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pinchbeck — 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 … Surnames reference
pinchbeck — 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.… … From formal English to slang
pinchbeck — /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… …
