pinchbeck
معنی فارسی
زر ساختگي زرنما مسبار صلاي مشاقي تقلبي بدل قلب
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pinch´bek´/n., adj.
● آمیزهی مس و روی (که در جواهرات بدلی به جای طلا به کار میرود)
● هر چیز ارزان و بدلی، زلم زیمبو، زرنما، قلابی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the surname of Christopher Pinchbeck, an English clockmaker who invented the alloy.
مثال
- The jewelry was made of pinchbeck, not real gold.
- The watch had a pinchbeck case that fooled many.
- Pinchbeck was commonly used in the 18th century as a substitute for gold.
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
- serving as an imitation or substitute “pinchbeck heroism”
مترادفها
noun
Brummagem, sham.