Pinchbeck
Pinchbeck , noun
[Said to be from the name of the inventor; compare Italian prencisbecco.]
An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.
Pinchbeck , adjective
Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.
A pinchbeck throne.