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| นาก | (adj) copper alloy, See also: pinchbeck, Example: นากเป็นโลหะผสมของทองคำเงินและทองแดง, Thai Definition: โลหะผสมชนิดหนึ่ง โดยเอาทองคำ เงิน กับทองแดงผสมเข้าด้วยกัน นิยมใช้ทำรูปพรรณต่างๆ |
| นาก | [nāk] (n) EN: copper alloy ; pinchbeck ; alloy of gold and copper ; copper red FR: alliage à base de cuivre et d'or [ m ] |
| pinchbeck | (n) an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold |
| pinchbeck | (adj) serving as an imitation or substitute, Example: pinchbeck heroism |
| Pinchbeck | n. [ Said to be from the name of the inventor; cf. It. 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pinchbeck | a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. “A pinchbeck throne.” J. A. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ] |