Frugal Café Superb Word of the Day: Pinchbeck
Vicki McClure Davidson | February 15, 2009
Word of the Day: pinchbeck pinchbeck PINCH-bek, noun, adjective: 1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an imitation 2. not genuine; fake Watch out for the pinchbeck on the auction site. We laughed at the pinchbeck heroism in the movie. by 1734, named for Christopher [...]
