pinchbeck

pinch·beck

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pinch-bek]
- /ˈpɪntʃ bɛk/
- /ˈpɪntʃ.bek/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pinch-bek]
- /ˈpɪntʃ bɛk/

Definitions of pinchbeck word

noun pinchbeck an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold. 1
noun pinchbeck something sham, spurious, or counterfeit. 1
adjective pinchbeck made of pinchbeck. 1
adjective pinchbeck sham, spurious, or counterfeit: pinchbeck heroism. 1
noun pinchbeck an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold 0
noun pinchbeck a spurious or cheap imitation; sham 0

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Origin of pinchbeck

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

1725-35; named after Christopher Pinchbeck (died 1732), English watchmaker and its inventor

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Parts of speech for Pinchbeck

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pinchbeck

pinchbeck popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pinchbeck usage trend in Literature

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