Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Word of the Day: Pinchbeck

Word of the Day

pinchbeck (n or adj)

Something cheap or counterfeit; an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold

Magdalen was counting on the sale of Aunt Philomena's wedding band to finance her trip to the Azores. It was Mr. Dash's sad duty to inform her that it was nothing but a pinchbeck curtain ring.

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