Synonyms of the word pinchbeck


PINCHBECKALLOY - COUNTERFEIT - IMITATIVE - METAL

pinchbeck

  • n. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
  • adj. Made of pinchbeck.
  • adj. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.

alloy

  • n. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
  • n. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
  • v. To mix or combine; often used of metals.
  • v. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
  • v. (figuratively) To impair or debase by mixture.

counterfeit

  • adj. False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
  • adj. Inauthentic.
  • adj. Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
  • n. A non-genuine article; a fake.
  • n. One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
  • n. (obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
  • n. (obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
  • v. (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
  • v. (transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand…

imitative

  • adj. Imitating; copying; not original.
  • adj. Modelled after another thing.

metal

  • n. (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
  • n. (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
  • n. Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
  • n. (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal,…
  • n. (archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
  • n. The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
  • n. (Britain, obsolete, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
  • n. (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
  • adj. (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
  • adj. Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding,…
  • v. To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

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