pinchbeck

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

Noun

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

Translations

 * Bulgarian: томбак
 * German:, Talmigold
 * Italian:, princisbecco
 * Portuguese:, ouro falso
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Adjective

 * 1)  Made of pinchbeck.
 * 2) Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
 * 1) Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.