n. | 1. | 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 manufacture of cheap jewelry. |
a. | 1. | Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. |
Noun | 1. | pinchbeck - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold |
Adj. | 1. | pinchbeck - serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism" |