What does "pinchbeck" mean?

An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.

What is a synonym for "pinchbeck"?

Common synonyms include: affected, alloy, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, base.

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. uncountable, usually
2
an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold wordnet

Adjective

1
Made of pinchbeck. not-comparable
"on the inside were suspended a variety of watches, pinchbeck, silver, and one or two of gold"
2
Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
"Where, in these pinchbeck days, can we hope to find the old agricultural virtue in all its purity?"

Adjective

Proper Noun

1
A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TF2425). countable, uncountable
2
A surname. countable, uncountable

"on the inside were suspended a variety of watches, pinchbeck, silver, and one or two of gold"

Named after Christopher Pinchbeck, an 18th century London watchmaker who developed the alloy.