pinchbeck

noun

1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
2. something sham, spurious, or counterfeit.

adjective

3. made of pinchbeck.
4. sham, spurious, or counterfeit: pinchbeck heroism.

noun

1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold
2. a spurious or cheap imitation; sham

adjective

3. made of pinchbeck
4. sham, spurious, or cheap