prencisbecco

prencisbecco
prencisbecco v. princisbecco.

Enciclopedia Italiana. 2013.

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  • Pinchbeck — Pinch beck, 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • princisbecco — /printʃis bek:o/ (ant. prencisbecco) s.m. [adattam. dell ingl. pinchbeck, dal nome dell inventore, l orologiaio londinese Christopher Pinchbeck (m. 1732)]. (metall.) [lega di rame, zinco e stagno, di aspetto simile all oro, usata per la… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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